Kathryn Freeman reviews Jemar Tisby’s new book: “The Color of Compromise succeeds because it highlights both the obvious and more subtle ways the American church reinforced the racial caste system. In most instances, there are no smoking guns, no burning crosses or outright declarations of African American inferiority. What you find instead is a persistent privileging […]
This week's links consider minimalism, Christian discipleship, movies, and millennial burnout. Karen Swallow Prior plugs the Pelican Project to Eliza Griswold in a brilliant moment of American journalism: “Last month, along with twenty female leaders from different denominational traditions—including Baptist, Messianic Jewish, and Anglican—Prior launched the Pelican Project, an effort to provide orthodox women with […]
Here are some thoughtful links to start your New Year. Megan Cox, founder of Give Her Wings, writes about the terrifying pain of leaving an abusive relationship and being met with judgment and alienation in her church: “The pain of my church family gossiping and name-calling and judging was, perhaps, the greatest pain of all. […]
D. L. Mayfield rediscovers the Magnificat and wonders why this ancient and overturning prayer is so unknown to Evangelicals: “Why has this song been forgotten, or trimmed, for so many people who grew up evangelical? It could be a byproduct of the Reformation, which caused Protestants to devalue Mary in reaction to Catholic theology. Or […]
Jessica Snell writes about three ways to wait well in Advent: “But what if there was a judge who could mete out justice—punishment and reward alike—with no ugliness and no error? A judge who would hear the cries of the hungry, see the sorrow of the oppressed, and heed the pleas of the downtrodden? And […]
This week's list includes articles on theology, missiology, writing, mental illness, and the myth of having it all. Maya Salam writes about the age old dilemma of women and work, “As a girl, the prospect of having a thriving career, a happy marriage and a couple of well-adjusted kids — all while maintaining my friendships […]
Check out these links we think are worth your time. Ruth Whippman writes about the new gig-economy, “It certainly feels familiar. Almost everyone I know now has some kind of hustle, whether job, hobby, or side or vanity project. Share my blog post, buy my book, click on my link, follow me on Instagram, visit […]
Here are some links we think are worth a read this week. Rachel Gilson opens up a vital conversation for evangelical churches. "Humans like to be normal. This means most same-sex-attracted people in conservative churches don’t look or act any differently than others. Because they’re committed to the Bible’s sexual ethic, there’s little about their […]
Here are some more articles on important topics that are worth your consideration this week. Rebekah Valerius writes about what is needful for true, meaningful silence, “What modernity might hear in silence is that the humanism upon which it is founded fails to provide the grounds for a meaningful life. This why G.K. Chesterton wrote […]