Artists

May 4, 2018

‘Only God Can Judge Me’ Is a Lie and a Means of Avoiding Accountability

The claim that “only God can judge me” stems from an individualistic mindset of desiring freedom from accountability. The post 'Only God Can Judge Me' Is […]
May 3, 2018

Women of Color Absent From Baylor University’s ‘Most Effective Preachers List

Nearly 800 preachers were nominated in Baylor University’s survey to determine the “12 most effective preachers in the English-speaking world,” with the title eventually going to […]
May 3, 2018

Americans Held in North Korea, Believed to Be Christians, Soon to Be Released

The release of three U.S. nationals currently detained in North Korea is “imminent,” according to an official with knowledge of the ongoing negotiations. The post Americans […]
May 1, 2018

Seeing Privilege—and the Obligations That Go With It

My privilege allows me to exist in my day-to-day life without thinking about race, if I chose to. That is a luxury I didn’t earn. The […]
May 1, 2018

Original KJV Bible Was Translated by a Frenchman Who Didn’t Speak English

The King James Bible is one of the most widely read and influential books in history. Published for the first time in 1611 at the behest […]
April 30, 2018

The Weeping Time: When More Than 400 Men, Women, and Babies Were Auctioned Off

In 1859, more than 400 enslaved people from the Butler plantation estates of the Georgia Sea islands were sold on the auction block in Savannah, Georgia, […]
April 30, 2018

The Methodist Preacher Who Used Christianity to Revive the Klan

Restricting membership to white Christians, the Klan wore white robes to symbolize “purity,” burned crosses to signify “the Light of Christ” and picked selective scriptures from […]
April 29, 2018

Waffle House Shooting Victim DeEbony Groves Died Singing ‘Jesus Loves Me’

Speaking at the funeral for 21-year-old DeEbony Groves, the Waffle House CEO recounted what a survivor told him happened before the attack early in the morning […]
April 29, 2018

Black Protestants Maintain Highest Belief in God and His Love: Survey

Historically Black Protestants, followed by Evangelicals, reported the highest numbers when it came to belief in God and His attributes in a new survey by the […]