“Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3”: A new podcast series for Lent

February 26, 2023.Reading time 7 minutes.

Instead of giving up something for Lent, consider what Jesus didn’t give into. Temptation. “Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3” is the newest podcast series from Good Faith Media and part of The Raceless Gospel Initiative. Named for the three temptations Jesus experienced in the wilderness, The Raceless Gospel podcast offers weekly reflections on what it […]

A late night craving for justice

January 31, 2023.Reading time 4 minutes.

I’m hungry. Born in poverty and bred on making do with what you’ve got, I cannot explain this craving. I cannot put my finger on this desire for things to balance out, to work out for the good of those who are beaten mercilessly. God knows that I’ve not seen it work out– not on […]

Instead of a new year, a new time

December 31, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

Don’t look up at a clock or for the ball to drop. Look out into the world and find something to change for the better. I have an idea, but it won’t come with confetti or a kiss at midnight. In addition to changing your waist size, your hair color, or your career path, change […]

Trump’s dinner meeting takes America back to immoral eugenics theories

November 30, 2022.Reading time 7 minutes.

Former president Donald Trump recently met with an anti-Semite and a white supremacist. It’s no joke and his party knows it as they continue to distance themselves from him. But it is going to take more than a firm rebuke or a press conference. It requires something more than denouncing, even if done repeatedly. White […]

Words to float by those of us having a sinking feeling

October 31, 2022.Reading time 8 minutes.

We’re all in the same boat. Hell and high water have come. Pretending that it is not raining on our heads is not an expression of faith. We are faced with our own mortality and the fabric of American society is unraveling. In fact, the garment has come undone. Don’t tell me to hold it […]