Black Sons, White Privilege, Ferguson, and the Gospel
The following is a guest post by Pastor Jeremy Haskins “He is my son!” The man behind the counter felt my anger. I stood beside my black son as the man had rolled his eyes
One Simple Change that Helped Our Parenting
A while back, Judi and I had one of those aha moments. It was something we should have realized earlier but for some reason we had missed it. We suddenly recognized that we had been
Why You Need to Say More than Six Words to Your Kids About Sports: A Friendly Response to Brad M. Griffin
Brad M. Griffin from the Fuller Youth Institute recently posted an article, “The Only Six Words Parents Need to Say to Their Kids About Sports—Or Any Performance.” I am sympathetic with some aspects of the
The Real Proverbs 31 Mom
She was a new member of the church and asked me how she could get more involved. I mentioned several things including women’s ministry and when I did her countenance changed and she said, “I
How Transracial Adoption Can Help Your Preaching
“The first time we visited the church the most striking thing was that it looked like a United Nations meeting and we thought, I have never seen this before and it is awesome. We knew