Anglican priest, Baltimore lover, urbanist, community organizer, sports fan, author of things related to any (and all!) of the above.
(Originally Written February 2015)
At the end of a good story, we often see our heroes in a climactic battle. They have worked hard to defy the odds, to triumph over the challenges that could have stopped them from reaching this point, to come together as one when…
What Football Can Show Us
When it comes to facts, it’s often impossible for two opposed statements to both be true. There is no such thing as “alternative facts” when it comes to, for example, the number of people who attended a particular event. But when dealing…
Sermon, 1/29/2017. Texts: Micah 6:1–8, Matthew 5:1–12
Imagine, for a moment, you were starting your own country — building a nation from scratch. What would be most important to you? How would you create your laws? What would you want to tell the…
The first part looked at how we, as white American Christians, tend to approach racism using our white American toolbox — relying on what our culture has taught us — and some of the reflexive ways we respond as a result. In this part, we’ll look at some…
As white Americans, we are not particularly good at discussing issues of race and racism. Speaking particularly of white evangelical Christians, my experience is that we are even worse than the average white American. We are not used to openly and…