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Dr. Eric Mason lives in the heart of Philadelphia with Yvette and his three sons Immanuel, Nehemiah, Ephraim, and Daughter Amalyah. Dr. Mason is founder and lead pastor of Epiphany Fellowship in Philadelphia, PA. He is also, the founder and president of Thriving which is an urban ministry organization committed to training leaders for ministry in cities locally, nationally, and internationally.
Baseball Receives ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award
Story Links GREENSBORO, N.C. – On Wednesday, The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) announced that the University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team has earned the 2021-22 Team Academic Excellence Award for the sixth consecutive year. The American Baseball Coaches Association's Team Academic Excellence Award honors high school and college programs coached by ABCA members that post a cumulative grade-point-average over 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for the current academic year.
The Arc of White Evangelical Racism Is Long, but Complicated
The last several years have witnessed no small uptick in accessible academic books about evangelicals. Some of the most striking works have explored the political and racial history of the movement. This is evident in books like Jemar Tisby’s The Color of Compromise: The Truth About the American Church’s Complicity in Racism, John Fea’s Believe Me: The Evangelical Road to Donald Trump, and Thomas Kidd’s Who is an Evangelical?: The History of a Movement in Crisis.
Teach Black History Better by Learning from Jesus
As a kid, my friends and I believed that the designation Black History Month in February was due to a racist conspiracy because it was the shortest month of the year. Thankfully, I learned as an adult that Dr. Carter G. Woodson chose to designate Negro History Week as the week of Frederick Douglass’ and Abraham Lincoln’s birthdays because of the role these men play in the liberation journey of Black people.
Jemar Tisby: Deconstructing Christian Racism
Subscribe to this Podcast: Historian Jemar Tisby is The New York Times bestselling author of The Color of Compromise and founder of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, where he writes about race, religion, politics, and culture. He is also cohost of the Pass the Mic podcast. Jemar’s most recent books are How to Fight Racism and How To Fight Racism: Young Reader’s Edition. In this episode, Heather and Jemar discuss the complexity of racism within Christianity.
When Your Spouse Is Mentally Ill
“I think someone is listening in to our phones.” This was the first hint of the coming crisis that would dismantle my life as I knew it. My husband shared with me his growing paranoia. Someone was watching us from the lot across the street. He couldn't tell me details because they were listening in to our conversations at home as well. He thought they might try to kill him on his way to work. At first, he was very convincing. I loved my husband. He was funny and smart.
The Waters of Baptism Flow Toward Humanity at Its Neediest
All four Gospels tell the story of Jesus’ baptism, as if every reader needs to hear it. Jesus’ cousin John, outfitted in a garment made of camel’s hair and a rustic leather belt, has set up camp in an unmarked wilderness to preach and prophesy. Everyone comes out to listen: the pious and the profane. The bankrupt and the ruined. The broken and the eccentric. Religious misfits and spiritual castoffs. All get a dose of John’s caustic threats and stern warnings.
Black Christians Are Confronting Black Lies About Faith
When I went to college at Bowie State University in 1991, I—like many African Americans in the ’80s and ’90s—stepped into a new hotbed of identity ideologies. Many Blacks entering college at this time (historically Black colleges in particular) would be wearing some type of cultural accessory pointing out their connection to Africa, from African medallions made of leather to T-shirts depicting the continent of Africa using some African artistic pattern.
기독교에 대한 흑색 거짓말에 직면하고 있는 흑인 그리스도인들
1991년 부이주립대학교에 입학했을 때 저는, 8, 90년대의 많은 아프리카계 미국인들이 그랬듯이, 정체성 이데올로기라는 새로운 필드로 발을 들여놓았습니다. 이 시기에 대학(특히 흑인 대학)에 입학한 많은 흑인들은, 가죽으로 만든 아프리카 메달에서부터 아프리카의 예술적 패턴을 사용하여 아프리카를 묘사한 티셔츠에 이르기까지 아프리카와의 연관성을 나타내는 일종의 문화적 장신구를 많이 착용하고 있었습니다. 이 시기는 흑인들이 인종적, 문화적 정체성과 씨름하는 의미 있는 기간이었다 할 수 있습니다. 아마 학생회에서는 서적들과 청나일, 백단향, 유향, 몰약 오일을 판매하는 학생들을 쉽게 볼 수 있었을 것입니다. 이 판매대는 백인들이 흑인들의 정체성을 알지 못하도록 억압한 진실 즉 흑인 정신의 공허함을 채우려는 물건들로 가득 차 있었습니다. 흑인 그리스도인으로서, 저는 때때로 우리가 우리 자신을 억압하는 사람들의 종교를 따르는 것처럼 느껴지기도 합니다.
默想聖經過春節
春節不但對中國人來說是團圓、喜慶、祝福與溫馨的節日，也是中國基督徒和海外華人基督徒積極向同胞傳福音的大好時機。每年當中國新年來臨，很多華人基督徒弟兄姐妹會利用這個機會在微信和其他社交媒體上轉發一些包含祝福的話的圖片，並加上一兩節聖經經文，向親友祝賀新年，同時也希望爲我們的基督信仰做出正面的見證。我特別留心關注了哪些聖經經文出現在這類的圖片中最多，發現出現最多的是詩篇65:11和民數記6:24-26這類的祝福的經文。實際上，聖經當中跟春節相關的經文還有很多，除了用在祝福的圖片上，基督徒還可以在春節期間默想這些經文，思考上帝的恩典、平安、新年和團圓的意義。以下略舉幾例適合春節的經文默想，與基督徒弟兄姐妹分享。 （一）【詩篇65:11】你以恩典爲年歲的冠冕，你的路徑都滴下脂油。 這節經文中的“恩典”在希伯來原文中的意思是“你的好處”，直接指向的是地的出産；“滴下脂油”是一個象征性的圖畫，指向的也是地滿滿的收成，非常豐富。...
黑人基督徒正在驳斥黑人社群中关于基督教的谎言
1991年我在鲍伊州立大学（Bowie State University）上大学时，我和80年代和90年代的许多非裔美国人一样，踏入了一个新的身份意识形态的温床。 此时，许多进入大学的黑人（特别是传统黑人大学）都会佩戴某种类型的文化饰品，指出他们与非洲的渊源，这包含用来自非洲的皮革制成的徽章到使用某种非洲艺术图案描绘非洲大陆的短袖圆领运动衫。 对于黑人来说，那是一个与我们的民族和文化身份挣扎摸索的重要时期。 你会看到黑人兄弟们在学生会里出售书籍和诸如蓝尼罗河、檀香、乳香和没药等精华油。 这些摊位上摆满了资源，承诺给我们真理以填补我们黑人思想的空白，这些真理原是白人不让我们知道，以防止我们认识自己是谁。 作为一个黑人基督徒，我有时会觉得自己好像在追随压迫者的宗教。 这就像斯德哥尔摩综合症（Stockholm syndrome），意识到你原本所有认为是正确的事物其实都是错误的。 在美国，同时身为黑人以及基督徒两种身份有一种固有且持续的张力，这种紧张感深深刻在许多非裔美国人的心理中。 请看下面这些通常被称为“黑人觉醒”群体支持者的引言。 “伊斯兰教民族”（Nation of...
黑人基督徒正在駁斥黑人社群中關於基督教的謊言
1991年我在鮑伊州立大學（Bowie State University）上大學時，我和80年代和90年代的許多非裔美國人一樣，踏入了一個新的身份意識形態的溫床。 此時，許多進入大學的黑人（特別是傳統黑人大學）都會佩戴某種類型的文化飾品，指出他們與非洲的淵源，這包含用來自非洲的皮革製成的徽章到使用某種非洲藝術圖案描繪非洲大陸的短袖圓領運動衫。 對於黑人來說，那是一個與我們的民族和文化身份掙扎摸索的重要時期。 你會看到黑人兄弟們在學生會里出售書籍和諸如藍尼羅河、檀香、乳香和沒藥等精華油。 這些攤位上擺滿了資源，承諾給我們真理以填補我們黑人思想的空白，這些真理原是白人不讓我們知道，以防止我們認識自己是誰。 作為一個黑人基督徒，我有時會覺得自己好像在追隨壓迫者的宗教。 這就像斯德哥爾摩綜合症（Stockholm syndrome），意識到你原本所有認為是正確的事物其實都是錯誤的。 在美國，同時身為黑人以及基督徒兩種身份有一種固有且持續的張力，這種緊張感深深刻在許多非裔美國人的心理中。 請看下面這些通常被稱為“黑人覺醒”群體支持者的引言。 “伊斯蘭教民族”（Nation of...
Ian Cron Answers Your Enneagram Questions
Is the Enneagram compatible with Christianity? Ian Cron, author of The Road Back to You and The Story of You says yes. On this episode of The Russell Moore Show, Cron and Moore talk about the Christian roots of the personality typing system known as the Enneagram. They discuss how helpful the Enneagram can be as a tool for spiritual formation.
Why Latino Christians Treasure January 6
Much of the global body of Christ knows January 6 as Epiphany, the church calendar’s final day of Christmas and an opportunity to remember the Magi’s early recognition of Jesus as God. In the Spanish-speaking world, this time is known as el Día de los Reyes, or Three Kings Day, and often includes presents, culinary traditions, and even visits from the wise men themselves. For a variety of reasons, the day and its festivities have been inconsistently carried on in American Latino communities.
‘Give Us a King’: Lessons from the Capitol Sedition
When the prophet Samuel grew old, he made his sons the leaders of Israel in his stead. But his sons were corrupt, and the people were soon discontent with their unjust rule. “Give us a king to lead us,” the elders said. Samuel was offended, but he took the request before God.
Los cristianos de raza negra están cuestionando las mentiras negras acerca del cristianismo
Cuando comencé a estudiar en la Universidad Estatal Bowie en 1991, yo —al igual que muchos afroamericanos en los ochentas y noventas— caí de lleno en un semillero nuevo de identidades ideológicas.
새해를 위한 열 가지 기도
1. 새 출발을 위한 기도 주님, 작년 저희의 필요함에 따라 모든 것을 공급하시고, 새해를 주심에 감사드립니다. 지난해 완성하지 못한 일들과 모든 근심을 하나님 앞에 내려놓고, 새해에는 하나님의 자비와 평화와 기쁨을 간구합니다. 이 새해에 하나님께서 우리를 위한 예비하신 일들을 분별하면서 성령의 임재를 기뻐하게 하소서. 2. 습관을 위한 기도 주님, 우리는 하루 중 많은 시간을 생각 없이 주어진 것들을 소비하며 보내고 있음을 고백합니다. 목적 없는 습관은 우리가 하나님을 바라보지 못하고 자기중심적인 삶이 되도록 합니다. 우리가 잘못된 방식으로 시간, 에너지, 생각, 재능 및 돈을 사용하는 방식을 바꾸어 나가길 원합니다. 올 한해 버려야 할 습관과 실천해야 할 새 습관을 보여 주시옵소서. 성령으로 우리를 훈련하시고 우리가 더 큰 목적을 향해 나아가는 하나님과 이웃을 사랑하는 자녀가 되게 하소서. 3. 관계 치유를 위한 기도 주님, 지난해 우리의 부족함으로 형제자매와 선한 관계를 맺지 못했습니다.
What it Means to Be God
Advent Week 4: Incarnation and Nativity This week, we step into the events of the Nativity and consider the miracle of the eternal Word entering the world as a human child. We learn lessons of faith from the people whom God chose to play a part in these events. And we celebrate the good news of great joy for all people! Read Philippians 2:5–11.
I Used to Run with Drug Addicts and Prostitutes. Now I Share the Gospel with Them.
I was born in Los Angeles to a family in turmoil. My father was an alcoholic and a womanizer, and he was married four times by the time I was 17. My mother left when I was about 5 years old, and I never saw her again. Throughout my childhood, I was moved from foster home to foster home. I started using drugs when I was 13. I believe that’s when I finally realized that I hated myself.
Research: Religious Americans Less Likely to Divorce
According to the US Census, the average American couple gets married around the age of 30. Many young adults believe that forming unions closer to that age reduces their risk of divorce, and, indeed, there is research consistent with that belief. But we also have evidence suggesting that religious Americans are less likely to divorce, even as they are more likely to marry younger than 30.
Henrietta Mears, the Improbable Evangelical Leader
Even in her own day, Henrietta Mears cut an improbable figure. So short she often stood on risers to be seen over the speaker’s podium, she was built, as one of her devotees put it, “like a fireplug.” Rather stocky with thick glasses and a husky voice, she did not often leave her home without a fur draped over her shoulders and a hat perched jauntily atop her neatly coiffed hair.
Holt’s Cox Retires After Four Decades of Adoptee Advocacy
Cox has been an unwavering advocate for the adoptee perspective, directing Holt Heritage Camps and leading adoptee and family tours to Korea. In 1999 she founded the First International Gathering of Korean Adoptees in Washington, DC. December 01, 2021 13:25 ET | Source: Holt International Children Services Holt International Children Services Eugene, Eugene, Oregon, Dec.
Bringing Us Home
Advent Week 3: Sacrifice and Salvation God spoke through the prophets in the Old Testament, using poetic words and imagery, to describe the hope of salvation. This week, we contemplate prophecies pointing toward the Messiah—the servant, the light, the promised one God’s people longed for. Read Isaiah 12:2–6; 52:7–10 and Zephaniah 3:14–20. When you hear home, what comes to mind? For some, the word triggers trauma. Others feel ambivalent toward their notions and memories of home.
If a Social Issue Matters to God, the Church Should Be Praying About It
We live in a world full of public trauma and tragedy. Most mornings, we wake up to discover newsfeeds and social media accounts churning with fear, anger, guilt, and shame rooted in a long list of persistent social problems. In this age of ubiquitous information, our heads and hearts are quickly flooded by the rising waters of evil and injustice. A decade ago, I began to record every time I heard the statement “The church is so silent about X.” My anecdotal list is now very long.
Religious Discrimination Complaints Hit 10-Year Low
Malinda Babineaux never wears pants. As an Apostolic Pentecostal woman who believes she should always be modest and feminine, she wears a scrub dress or skirt when she goes to work as a prison nurse. It’s unusual, but it has never gotten in the way of her doing her job. She explained this to her new employers when she was hired by Wellpath LLC to provide health care at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in downtown San Antonio.
Hajek Named Vibes New Manager; Maintains UCCS Baseball Head Coaching Role
Story Links COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball head coach Dave Hajek is set to make a return to his minor league roots as he is named the new manager of the Rocky Mountain Vibes. Maintaining his role as head coach of the Mountain Lions, Hajek will be joined by UCCS Baseball Assistant Coach Mark Lee who will serve as the pitching coach for the Vibes.
A Reformed Black Pastor’s Observations on a Pandemic and Racism
The Presbyterian minister Francis Grimké was born in 1850. His father was a slaveholder and his mother was enslaved. While Grimké was still young, his father died of the yellow fever epidemic, and although his father had tried to preventatively take care of his family before he passed, the death catapulted Grimké and his siblings’ childhoods into hardship and mistreatment.
Schedule Change: UCCS Baseball vs. Dixie State
Story Links COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo. -- Due to forecasted weather on Friday, Mar. 13, the series between the University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team and No. 9 Dixie State University has shifted to double-headers on Saturday, Mar. 14 and Sunday Mar. 15.
Belzer Named Women's Soccer Head Coach
Story Links COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – University of Colorado Colorado Springs Executive Director of Athletics Nathan Gibson announces Wednesday that J. B. Belzer will be joining UCCS Athletics as the new women's soccer head coach. "As we progressed through an incredibly deep and competitive search process, Coach Belzer stood out as the candidate to lead UCCS Women's Soccer moving forward," said Gibson.
Clarke and McDermott 2019 Awards Continue With ABCA/Rawlings All-Region
Story Links GREENSBORO, NC – The 2019 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings NCAA Division II All-Region Teams have been were announced Wednesday. From the University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team, juniors Matthew Clarke and Matt McDermott have been named to the ABCA/Rawlings All-South Central Region First Team. It becomes the first time in the program's short history that a Mountain Lion has been named to first team, as Zach Hall received second team honors in 2018.
Mountain Lion Middle Infielders Receive D2CCA All-Region Honors
Story Links COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The 2019 Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) announced their Baseball South Central All-Region Teams on Wednesday. From the University of Colorado Colorado Springs baseball team, juniors Matt McDermott and Matthew Clarke earned D2CCA All-Region First Team selections. A combined 36 student-athletes made the All-Region Team, with 18 voted to both first team, and second team.
Five Student-Athletes Commit to UCCS Track & Field
Story Links COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs Track & Field program added five more commits for the upcoming 2019-20 season as they continue to build onto their list of commits for next year: Hunter Elliott, Angelo Hurtado, Dillon Andrews, Parker Bays, and Eric Sierra. A Colorado Native from Highlands Ranch, Hunter Elliott will be graduating from Mountain Vista High School in 2019.
Why You Can’t Just ‘Give Them the Gospel’
Christians believe that the gospel is universal and normative for all peoples at all times and in all places. But we often forget that the gospel is not acultural, as if it hovers above culture and is devoid of any culture. Instead, the gospel is deeply enculturated. That is why we have to explain the Bible’s culture whenever we give a story or talk from the Bible. Whenever we teach the Bible to children or newcomers, we often begin with the phrase, “In their culture . .
Evangelical Experts Oppose Trump’s Refugee Ban
Despite previous plans to admit the highest number of refugees in decades, the United States will shut its doors to thousands displaced by conflict in the Middle East—at least temporarily—under an executive order President Donald Trump signed Friday. Christian aid groups responsible for resettlement mourned and criticized the president’s decision to stop accepting any refugees into the United States for the next four months.
1,180 Churches Help World Relief Resettle Refugees at Record Rate
Last month, World Relief nearly doubled the number of refugees it resettles in the United States in a typical month. In the past 12 months, the evangelical agency handled a caseload of 9,759 refugees—its largest total since 1999. “The task set before us last month was nothing short of monumental,” stated president Scott Arbeiter.
There Will Be Blood
In Roman Polanski's Chinatown, detective Jake Gittes became suspicious of a devious California millionaire named Noah Cross, played by the great John Huston. Dazzled by Cross's fortune, acquired by laying irrigation pipelines across LA, Gittes asked why such a rich man would want to get richer.
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