by Jacob (Brent) Stewart Before I begin my book review, I would like to give the reader some background information about my Native American heritage. I am half Native American and am originally from South Boston,Virginia. I identify with the Sappony tribe, which has its tribal […]
by Tina McGregor I grew up in the Assemblies of God, and now I have spent the better part of a decade in the Anglican tradition learning to fully understand and appreciate the tradition I currently find myself in. For the first five years (2008-2013), my husband Daniel […]
by Rev. Dr. Esau McCalley By the summer of 1998, I had made the long journey from poverty to the edge of a new reality. In many ways, I was a stereotype. One of four children of a single mother making his way out of an all black […]
by Rev. David Ketter A Word from the Formularies In my original essay, Common Prayer for a Multiethnic Church, there are a number of assumptions that are unstated. As we continue to press into the ways that becoming a healthier multiethnic Church, with multiethnic congregations, there are some […]
by Michael Chen I glanced down at two little boys. Both are in grade school. They are busy scribbling and doodling on the church bulletin. and I wonder if they are hearing any of the good news being offered in the church service. I am standing. They […]
By Rev. Erin F. Moniz Those of us who find ourselves ministering in the year 2018 might ask whether or not we need to consider the spiritual formation of students of color differently than white students. We might scratch our heads and ask: “Isn’t the goal of […]
By Daniel McGregor On Friday morning at the spacious Andrews B. Hale Auditorium, the two hosts for the Call and Response Conference conducted a roll call. “Where are all my Baptists in the house?” Scattered applause and cheers from the attendees in the audience. “Where are my […]
by Greg Goebel Today many Americans move around a lot, and we also travel more than ever for work and for pleasure. More and more of us are finding ourselves in contexts where we spend time with people who experience life differently from […]
By Johana-Marie Williams District 9 (2009). Directed by Neill Blomkamp. Distributed by TriStar Pictures. http://www.sonypictures.com 112 minutes. Rated R for bloody violence and pervasive language. After a ship full of sick and despondent aliens appears above Johannesburg in 1982, the titular District 9 is […]
by Rev. David Ketter You Can’t Negotiate With a Liturgist One of the clichés of seminary humor (at least in the Anglican/Episcopal world) is a joke that has trouble with aging: What is the difference between a liturgist and a terrorist? Know the answer? No? You can negotiate […]
