October 2021

The Christian faith is based upon being committed to God’s dream for us personally and communally

The Christian faith is based upon being committed to God’s dream for us personally and communally. Our living creatively into the future involves our devotion to the compelling vision of God’s realm of shalom. This is a major biblical theme in Judaism and Christianity. Throughout the sacred Scriptures, God is longing for a people who

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How we think about racism is largely determined by our own particular race

For my friend stranded in the unlit parking lot, fearing the black man who ultimately came to her aid revealed her unconscious bias based on skin color and stereotypes. For her, and for many whites racism is commonly understood as prejudicial attitudes and behaviors grounded in a belief that race is the primary determinant of

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Hypocrisy and self-deception proved to be far greater dangers than uncertainty

Of course, now that I’m a bit older and have had my own skirmishes with self-sabotage, I’ve come to wonder if my colleagues and I had it all wrong. It wasn’t moral and theological certitude that helped some of us stay more or less moral; it was moral and theological honesty. The greatest threat to

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