The Road to Nineveh: Episode 5 – Fear
I’m afraid. I’m afraid of failing my Black sisters and brothers. I still want to do the “right thing” but I keep living my life out of the socialized White Supremacy I’ve been taught. How…
Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual Practice
Fr. Jabriel Ballentine & Fr. Cayce Ramey
Challenging established racial doctrines of American Society and Culture in order to cultivate deeper engagement and authentic relationship across color lines. Negroes & Crackers come together through the Christian Gospel.
The Road to Nineveh: Episode 3 – Centering Whiteness
How do we maintain and retain power in whiteness in the Church? How do we dethrone the standards of whiteness as the measure by which all other experiences are judged? What will it take to…
The Road to Nineveh: Episode 2 – Black Power
Can a Black man tell the White Church anything that we’ll hear? What scares the the White Church about Black Power? How do our socialized “progressive” views of power, neediness, charity, and race interfere with…
The Road to Nineveh: Episode 1 – White Comfort
How do we make the shift from a calculus of White Comfort? If comfort means “with strength,” then how do we send people forth in the strength of the Gospel to become Beloved Community? How…
White Fragility: Robin DiAngelo on White Liberals Protecting Racism
White fragility… The knee-jerk reaction Whites get in momentary racially stressful situations. Some people might want to deny the existence of White fragility, but if you take time to hear it – you’ll begin to…
Allies or Frenemies: The Twisted Power Cravings of White Liberals
White Liberals are often assumed to be allies to the struggle for equal rights and justice. They are supposed to be the friends of People of Color…the only ones we can trust. But does that…
War, Patriotism and Christian Theology in Black And White
The war machine is returning to public view… You know, it never went away. It just went virtual…drone strikes from remote locations right here in America. But with our war-footing on the rise, we ought…
The Good Christian Virtues of White Supremacists…
Good Christian Virtues are hard to come by…especially these days. So, we have to hold on to the appearance of good. Even to our own detriment… Even if it means embracing trauma to oppress ourselves……
Challenging White Supremacy in Christian Art
Challenging White supremacy is something we must do at all times and in many different ways. The thing is – White supremacy is so prevalent that we are always presented with opportunities for challenging the…
Redemption & Humility: Two Sides of Racial Reconciliation
What has Racial Heresy been up to?! We’ve been hard at work praying, thinking, arguing, and PUSHING the BOUNDARIES of racial reconciliation to explore redemption & humility – What White and Black folks need before we…
Keep Calm & Trust America’s Racial Progress
We have a habit in America of celebrating progress. It’s the hallmark of an exceptional society. The great example of this habit is how we talk about racial progress in America. To be the great…
Raising Bertie and the Forgotten Forgotten Man & Woman in America
The “forgotten man and woman” in America isn’t just the typical Trump supporter. There’s also a forgotten, forgotten man and woman…rendered somewhat invisible as Ralph Ellison suggested. Yet if we find empathy for them, we…
Racist American History: Should we Teach the Children?
Racist American History is a thing we can agree exists, right? And with all the talk about Confederate Monuments and what to do with them, it’s appropriate to explore the divergent answers that each hope…
Excommunicating White Supremacy – Redeeming the Church
White supremacy has come out the shadows to reveal itself as a present force in America. If you thought this was a thing of the past, you know have proof otherwise. What should be the…
Boldness for Racial Reconciliation w/ Reinvention Expert Steve Olsher
Boldness is not something mainline denominations are known for. We tend to tip-toe around issues, trying not to offend the diverse perspectives held by those in the pews. But the Episcopal Church, in its most…