Reflections & Research:
Pastors of color
July 21, 2020
Taking a lesson from the seed — find joy
iStock / Igor Alecsander A New York City pastor writes about the tradition of resilience in Black churches and how she finds joy in troubled times. Growing up in the Black church, we used to say, “This joy I have; the world didn’t give it, and the world can’t take it away.” Joy is unspoken […]
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Moving the needle of racial justice is exhausting, vital, ongoing work
Lightstock / Angela Five years after losing friends and neighbors in the murders at Mother Emanuel, an AME pastor writes about the impact on him, Charleston and the nation. I was taught never to question God. In my faith tradition, questioning God was akin to heresy and blasphemy, but there was no one else I […]
read moreabout Moving the needle of racial justice is exhausting, vital, ongoing workMay 26, 2020
It’s not just the coronavirus — bad theology is killing us
The Rev. William H. Lamar IV preaching. Photo courtesy of Paul Holston, Tru1 Photography COVID-19 — and its impact on black and brown communities — is the American empire in viral form, writes the pastor of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. There comes a time when being nice is the worst kind […]
read moreabout It’s not just the coronavirus — bad theology is killing usFebruary 18, 2020
How I reach college students as a womanist millennial preacher
Photo courtesy of Dominique A. Robinson The inaugural dean of chapel at Wiley College blends traditional faith practices with a fresh approach in order to inspire and teach undergraduates at the HBCU. Much of who the Rev. Dr. Dominique A. Robinson is today can be traced back to two women — her grandmothers. Her father’s […]
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