How the God of the Binary fails Black people We are more than just good or bad: How the God of the Binary fails Black people By Itoro Udofia I grew up under the tutelage of The God of the Binary. He was forever in opposition to a ubiquitous outside force. He was the Good Read More…
Ministers Gone Crazy: New Orleans minister admits to bilking nearly $900K from his church, parishioners and school Francis Akhalbey Rev. Charles Southall III pleaded guilty to money laundering — Photo via KALB A minister in New Orleans on Tuesday pleaded guilty to money laundering after he was accused of bilking nearly $900,000 from his church, its housing Read More…
Japanese Spiritual Skills Copied by the World? Mindfulness has become trendy around the world in recent years – but in Japan, it’s been ingrained into the culture for centuries. Steve John Powell Even moss is appreciated by the mindful Japanese. Credit: Andrew Whitehead/Alamy. As the sleek shinkansen bullet train glided noiselessly into the station, I Read More…
We need to abolish the culture of policing on every level, including how it tracks and critiques the behaviors and expressions of others.“When we say abolish police. We also mean the cop in your head and in your heart.” — Tourmaline Liberation theology is defined as “a movement in Christian theology that emphasizes liberation from Read More…
Parsonage for the Pastor: I’m retired now but served three churches as pastor. For most of that thirty-year period my family and I lived in homes owned by the church, the parsonage. An article earlier this year on the subject, Behold, the lowly parsonage, covers much of the details on this. Comments were generally Read More…
Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville, Tenn. Leaders of the SBC stonewalled and denigrated survivors of clergy sex abuse for years, according to a 288-page scathing report. Southern Baptist pastors in Florida are among about 700 of the denomination’s clergy who have been “credibly accused” of sexual abuse, the church’s governing body said with the release Read More…
