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Apr
by Rev. Gareth Murray Jr., Lead Pastor of Hillendale Baptist Church What if I told you that American church growth – as presently constructed –...
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Apr
Inez Tuck, MDiv, PhD, IJF Advisory Board Member I’m shocked, disappointed, saddened, and outraged over the recent mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado. Innocent lives were...
27
Mar
Dr. Henry Allen, IJF Advisory Board Chair In popular culture, among voluntary immigrants and those less informed sociologically, it is often assumed or internalized by...
26
Mar
By Rev. Jim Melson, Executive Director of The Cornelius Corps The news reports this week about hatred, violence, and death from Atlanta, GA and Boulder,...
9
Jan
The attack exposed the comfortable juxtaposition of Christianity and white supremacy. If there was one thing of value to come out of the shameful chaos...
30
Oct
An article from our new partner Cornelius Corps This week there was a holiday that had a new name in Virginia where I live. For...
12
Oct
I cannot think of justice without seeing a policeman’s knee upon George Floyd’s neck, or remember Breonna Taylor dead on her apartment floor, an innocent...
10
Oct
IJF Advisory Group: Reflections on the decision in the Breonna Taylor Case by Carl Jensen One of the great blessings of our IJF advisory fellowship...
10
Oct
Police Negligence and Criminality? by Henry “Hank” Allen Once again, police negligence and criminality have been justified under a cloak of legality. The Breonna Taylor...
10
Oct
The Decisions on the Breonna Taylor Case by Samuel Feemster Our FBI SWAT team rehearsed executing a dynamic entry ad infinitum. Each scenario was different,...
10
Oct
Reflection on the aftermath of the death of Ms. Breonna Taylor by Inez Tuck Death at the hands of another human being is numbing and...
10
Oct
Anger but not surprise by Temitope Oyegbile M.D. I was really angry and upset to hear the outcome of Breonna Taylor’s case, but I was...
10
Oct
Sister Breonna is gone, far too soon. by Carl Jensen Would that same police raid have occurred in Brownsboro Farms, an upper middle class,...
8
Oct
Talk without tested evidence is cheap, for often such rhetoric is deceptive for the most vulnerable who crave justice and truth (Psalms 15)! When I...
8
Oct
Politicians and uninformed leaders are fond of saying that immigrants built this country, as a tenet of civil religion and political rhetoric. Such hyperbole is...
3
Oct
Biblical justice has definite consequences for church and society, even more so for those in government roles today. The New Testament Book of James (Yaacov)...
2
Oct
An average president is a suboptimal leader who restricts the best future possibilities. He or she reflects the best of the worst, but he or...
2
Oct
Ours is an age of lies and deception whereby truth has decayed or been circumvented by misinformation and disinformation. These distortions of truth have escalated,...
21
Sep
Reflections from a recent walking tour of sites of white privilege and black resistance along the path to racial justice. I welcomed the first crisp, cool Saturday...
18
Sep
By Dr. Drew Hill, Senior Pastor, Memorial Baptist Church, Arlington, Virginia Last summer during my sabbatical I made an unforgettable journey, a civil rights pilgrimage across our...
8
Sep
Life with Black people is about to get harder. When it became more commonplace for married women to work outside the home, a lot of...
4
Sep
A panel of experts at the Virginia University of Lynchburg’s Leonard N. Smith School of Religion discusses the reality that to be a person of...
3
Sep
Reverend Britni Johnson presents: We covered a lot in a short amount of time. Fortunately, the session was recorded so if you need a refresher,...
20
Aug
Bryan Franklin discusses his experience with the Institute for Justice Formation....
19
Aug
by Andre Towner | Jan 16, 2020 | Opinion THIS ARTICLE ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN GOOD FAITH MEDIA.ORG I am a systems person by nature and training. I have always been...
16
Aug
White Supremacist Ideas Have Historical Roots In U.S. Christianity This Article Originally was written and published by National Public Radio July 1, 20201:38 PM ET...
14
Aug
Cuomo Prime Time https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/06/12/closing-argument-systemic-racism-us-economy-kudlow-cpt-vpx.cnn Director of the United States National Economic Council, Larry Kudlow denied the existence of systemic racism in the US when...
13
Aug
https://www.facebook.com/LelandCenter/videos/1375189106009685/UzpfSTEwOTU4NTgyNDE4NDgyNjoxMDk3MTI3OTA4Mzg3OTY/ Continuing seminary discussions to enhance your ministry, edify the church, and connect other leaders....
13
Aug
This article was originally taken from Quarterly Gospel In Life.com This is an additional article in the series on justice and race by Timothy Keller...
13
Aug
Psalm 13: 2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy...
28
Jul
My experience with racism began early. When I was 5, I started school at Cooper Elementary in Clayton, N.C., and I later attended Cooper High...
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