Latest from ESAIda B. Wells and 21st-Century White SupremacyOctober 10, 2019By Catherine Meeks and Nibs Stroupe Why Ida B. Wells? Because she did the work no one else would do. She kept showing up where she wasn't wanted. She worked with people who would work with her. She worked with people she didn't agree with and with whom she fought…...Read more...Left Behind: How End Times Heresies Undermine Evangelical Action on ClimateOctober 9, 2019By Don Golden Climate Week kicked off in New York City September 23-29 as a matter of global urgency. Organized in collaboration with the United Nations, the week is meant to showcase climate initiatives and to discuss what more can be done to reduce the risks associated with climate change,…...Read more...When Faith, Justice, and Race CollideOctober 8, 2019Why the Amber Guyger sentencing caused an uproar among people of faith By Rev. Lori G. Baynard The oracle which Habakkuk the prophet saw. How long, Oh Lord will I call for help, and you will not hear? I cry out to you, Violence! Yet you do not save. Why…...Read more...A Christian Response to IntersexOctober 7, 2019What does it mean to be born with an intersex condition? What does it mean to have a transgender experience? How does being an intersex person or a person with a transgender experience impact everyday life in general, and specifically within the faith community? How have individuals navigated visibility, disclosure,…...Read more...Women Behind the Wall: Cultural Expectations of a Young Woman Under the OccupationOctober 3, 2019Episode 3: Cultural Expectations of a Young Woman Under the Occupation The Women Behind the Wall podcast highlights female voices from the Holy Land, and is hosted and produced solely by women who live and work in Jerusalem. The podcast seeks to amplify minority voices and perspectives, especially women's experiences…...Read more...Labor Pains and Maternal GriefOctober 2, 2019By Sarah Withrow King Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! ~Matthew 23:37 I am a mother.…...Read more...God's Fantastic CreationOctober 1, 2019By Ron Sider I just returned from a wonderful twelve-day trip driving through the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Whenever I think with a bit of care about the gorgeous beauty, vast expanse and intricate detail of God's creation, I stand utterly amazed. I am trying to learn a little more about…...Read more...Want to Keep Your Pastor From Dying by Suicide? Start Here.September 30, 2019By Steve Austin My eyes squinted shut as the nurse wheeled me out the front doors of the psych ward. It was the first time I'd seen the sun in more than a week. "Good luck, Mr. Austin. Take care of yourself," she said, patting my shoulder."Promise you'll never stop…...Read more...Women Behind the Wall: Parenting & Childhood Under OccupationSeptember 26, 2019Episode 2: Parenting & Childhood Under Occupation The Women Behind the Wall podcast highlights female voices from the Holy Land, and is hosted and produced solely by women who live and work in Jerusalem. The podcast seeks to amplify minority voices and perspectives, especially women's experiences in the private sphere…...Read more...
