I don't forgive the man who murdered my cousin DePayne at Mother Emanuel

To insist on a narrative of forgiveness is dehumanizing and violent. It goes against the very nature of lament. 

by Waltrina N. Middleton

The urgent need for deep changes in American policing

Are the police meant to protect people? Or to fight them? 

From the editors

James Baldwin reminds us not to be surprised by this 

Facing the "intolerable trouble" of antiblack violence.

by Brad Braxton

What I'd like to say to President Trump about the Bible

I'd tell him a secret I learned from Eugene Peterson.

by Peter W. Marty

Living by the Word for June 21 (Ordinary 12A) 

Jesus keeps saying, "Do not be afraid." But there's so much to be afraid of.

by Diane Roth

Ordinary 12A archives

The Beyoncé Mass places black women's stories at the center--and proclaims God's love

The music gets people in the door. Yolanda Norton's preaching might be what sticks to their bones.

by Faith J. Jones

Muslim voters are getting organized for the 2020 election

And they could determine the outcome.

by Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil