Why Do Some Christians Hate the World?

Why Do Some Christians Hate the World?

There’s a curious feature in religious conservatism that reaches to control what everyone, religious or not, does or thinks. We are all familiar with this phenomenon. Some of you have lived it. Take for instance the recent GRAMMY Awards show or Super Bowl...
When churches try to be too cool

When churches try to be too cool

One day, I was walking in a cool and artsy inner-city neighborhood and was handed a little flyer card not once, not twice, but thrice, in a span of a block by dudes from a church promoting their monthly ‘parachute into the neighborhood’ service. I knew who...

White replacement theory is not fringe

Ok, here goes. A post from a thread I recently wrote in light of recent violence (yet again) out in Buffalo. It pertains to replacement theory, or as I describe it here, white replacement theory. This idea is not fringe. It is an embedded cultural understanding most...
Jesus and John Wayne – A Brief Review

Jesus and John Wayne – A Brief Review

So a year ago Charlotte Donlon (you can find her episode on the Faith in a Fresh Vibe podcast here)asked me for my take on Kristin Dumez’s book, “Jesus on John Wayne”, as a Canadian who grew up in white evangelicalism. First off, Dumez’s book...
Choices: On Riots and Insurrections

Choices: On Riots and Insurrections

2021 started off with the proverbial “bang” as the world watched in horror as the riots at the US Capitol Building unfolded. We all had a sense of both dread and awe as we watched the unthinkable happen. For racialized minority, it was also a visceral in...