I’m Mexican. Does that change your assumptions about me? | Vanessa Vanco...

This is a powerful TedTalk about what it means to be Mexican and white in American. Enjoy it and share it.

Jesus' Radical Kingdom Reformation within Judaism (and some stuff about The Reformation)

Sharing this article is a blessing. I think we need to read more about this Jesus. Certainly we need more scholarship on this subject. Enjoy it.

Jesus' Radical Kingdom Reformation within Judaism (and some stuff about The Reformation)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Stanford - "The other America" 1967

Powerful sermon by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Listen and share.

Race: The Power of an Illusion

I know I have shared this before but I truly believe that this is a grate resource to get the conversation going on racism in America: Race: The Power of an Illusion: What is this thing we call race? Where did the idea come from? “Race: The Power of an Illusion” investigates race in society, science, and history.



Check the video. It is worth purchasing!

Church & Culture Blog | Church and Culture

Great article on Orthodoxy and Orthopraxis; for Christians both are necessary for living the faith. Enjoy and share!

Church & Culture Blog | Church and Culture

The Hazards of Military Worship

Powerful article worth sharing from Major Danny Sjursen, a US Army strategist and former history instructor at West Point. He served tours with reconnaissance units in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has written a memoir and critical analysis of the Iraq War, Ghostriders of Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Myth of the Surge. The article illustrates the danger of military worship, or, what is the same, the creation of an idol: militarism. Read and Share.

The Hazards of Military Worship

Science and Religion

Check out this powerful video of a person sharing her faith because she is a scientist (and an actor). Listen and share.

The American Scholar: James Baldwin's America - Thomas Chatterton Williams

Great book review. Indeed, this review presents truths both hard and timeless. A powerful critique to our rosy world as Americans. This reminds me of a conversation that took place in a class I am teaching about immigration and the American experience. The person in the group told the group that the documentary we had just watched as a class was disturbing to because it spoke of the USA as an imperial country. Even thought the evidence was there the person refused to accept that the USA has been, and continues to be, an imperial power; controlling people's lives around the world. For this student to be patriotic was to reject this notion of imperialism because it clashes with their notion of what they believe their country stands for: we are the good guys, we do not do those things that other countries have done (i.e., England, Spain, France, Germany, Russia, etc.) against people in the world. So, check out the review, get the book. Read and share!

The American Scholar: James Baldwin's America - Thomas Chatterton Williams

God Can’t!—and the Bible Says So · For The Love of Wisdom and The Wisdom of Love · Thomas Jay Oord

Great article by Professor Oord. Something all of us shoudl read and share. Check it out. God Can’t!—and the Bible Says So · For The Love of Wisdom and The Wisdom of Love · Thomas Jay Oord

Ending Mass Incarceration: Bryan Stevenson - YouTube

Powerful interview with Brian Stevenson about his new book "Ending Mass Incarceration." This book together The New Jim Crow are powerful examples of the INJUSTICE of the so called criminal justice. Check it out and share it. Ending Mass Incarceration: Bryan Stevenson - YouTube

The Big Picture: End Mass Incarceration - YouTube

This is a powerful video that truly helps us with understanding why we must change the system of incarceration, the criminal justice system to be more fair, more just. Check it out, and share it! The Big Picture: End Mass Incarceration - YouTube