
The Rise of the ‘Survivors’





The following essay was published last week at the American Reformer. Unfortunately, it didn’t receive the attention I hoped among the credentialed class of Christians who read and are published there. However, it was picked up and cited at length at Another Slow News Day––in a post that discussed liberalism and American blacks––for which I am grateful. […]

About the time I received the request to write this article, a pastor contacted me through social media with some questions. They were sincere and humble questions he had as a white pastor about race and racial injustice—questions he probably did not want to ask publicly. Source: Preaching about race: Keeping the big picture in […]

(RNS) As more African-Americans are killed at the hands of police, seminaries have begun to engage with the Black Lives Matter movement. Source: Seminaries start Black Lives Matter courses | Religion News Service

Chicago is a city where almost 800 people were murdered in 2016. If you look at this statistics page, you will see that four out of five victims were black, and as far as police know, four out of five of the murderers were black. Source: Race And Torture In Chicago | The American Conservative

Source: Black rabbinical student leads a battle against Chicago gun violence – Americas – Haaretz – Israel News | Haaretz.com

Heal Us, Emmanuel initiates the process of racial reconciliation and unity within the church, with biblical confession, repentance & Christ-like forgiveness Source: Review: Heal Us, Emmanuel: A Call for Racial Reconciliation, Representation, and Unity in the Church – Juicy Ecumenism

Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics Source: Race in America: Four Critical Reminders As We Move Towards Healing | The Exchange | A Blog by Ed Stetzer