Eric Metaxas Comment on Twitter Using Dietrich Bonhoeffer to Criticize Black Lives Matter is Owned By Charles Marsh of the Project of Lived Theology at the University of Virginia

Recently on Twitter Eric Metaxas attempted to use Dietrich Bonhoeffer to criticize the Black Lives Matter movement. In response University of Virginia Religious Studies Professor Charles Marsh put Metaxas through a wood chipper. Its good to see disinformation confronted and challenged. This is yet another blog post with a long Twitter thread about the issues with Eric Metaxas.  

Bryan Lair While I Applaud Your Commitment to Racial Injustice Will You Be Equally Committed to Injustice Regarding Spiritual or Sexual Abuse?

Trinity City Church is both an Acts 29 and EFCA Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Since George Floyd’s death Bryan Lair who leads Trinity has been quite vocal about racial injustice. And while this blog believes racial injustice needs to be addressed and written about, is Bryan Lair committed to addressing all injustice? Will he address the injustice of spiritual abuse  in the Acts 29 network? Will be be as outspoken about sex abuse? This blog would like to ask how can you be against injustice when you compartmentalize it? 

The Underground Railroad is Active Again in the Old Dominion. This Time Its Saving African-Americans Trapped at Jerry Falwell Jr’s Liberty University

Once romanticized in the South the Underground Railroad is now back in Virginia. The goal is not to save African-Americans from plantations, but instead to save them from Jerry Falwell Jr’s Liberty University. This post is a brief history of the Underground Railroad and current efforts to help African-Americans escape Liberty University.

We Need to Remember That the Confederacy Lost the Civil War. How My Thinking on Civil War Reenactments Changed From California to Virginia and Why the Confederate Flag Should Be Banned

The issue of the Confederate flag and Confederate statues has been in the news a lot lately. This post offers some thoughts on this issue. We need to remember that the Confederacy lost the Civil War. My thoughts on Civil War reenactments has changed as I moved from California to Virginia and see different reasons for them in different parts of the country.  This post also argues that the Confederate flag needs to be banned and that a number of major military installations named after Confederate military leaders need to be renamed.

Washington Post Editorial: Even Amid Strife, the Best of America Shows Itself

The Washington Post had a good editorial about how even in conflict the best of the United States is still on display. This post just wants to share that editorial today. 

A Compilation of How EFCA Churches in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Area Are Responding to the George Floyd Protests, Riots and Unrest Part 2

This is the second of two posts on how EFCA churches responded to the death of George Floyd and the protests and riots in Minneapolis that took place afterward. This post looks at the EFCA churches of New Hope Church, The Grove Church and Trinity City Church. 

A Compilation of How EFCA Churches in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Area Are Responding to the George Floyd Protests, Riots and Unrest Part 1

George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis Police Officer on May 25, 2020. With his death the city erupted into the worst racial riots in generations.   This post is a look at those riots and how EFCA churches in the Minneapolis and Saint Paul area responded to George Floyd’s death and the protests and rioting that followed. This the first of two posts. 

Trinity City Church in Saint Paul Adapts a Lament For Those Who Can’t Breath

Bryan Lair who leads The Trinity City Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota published an adapted prayer called “For Those Who Can’t Breath.”  This is a stand alone post preserving how an EFCA/Acts 29 church is reacting to the George Floyd’s death. 

Woodland Hills Pastor Greg Boyd Addresses George Floyd’s Death and Discusses the Issue of Racism

Greg Boyd from Woodland Hills in the Twin Cities area addresses George Floyd’s death and talks about the issue of racism. This is actually a good talk about racism by Boyd and also a panel with blacks who share their thoughts on racism. 

Guest Post: Josiah Callaghan on The Great Reversal

This is a guest post by Josiah Callaghan of the Minneapolis area on George Floyd’s death and the riots. Josiah reflects on injustice and is inspired by the Mary Magnificat in Luke. This blog is thankful for Josiah’s thoughts.