"Tell them about the dream, Martin." Martin Luther King, Jr. was the last speaker of the day at the March on Washington in 1963. He was preceded by his good friend, singer Mahalia Jackson, who sang and then introduced him. At a critical point in his prepared remarks, Jackson recalled a previous speech of King's that she felt was what the crowd of 250,000 needed and called out, "Tell them about the dream, Martin." Laying aside his remarks, King listened to his friend, gathered himself and began again, "I have a … [Read more...] about Call For Articles: Your Dreams for Academia
Christian Thought and Practice
Lenten Humility: Falling to the Ground Before the Cross
We are delighted that Bobby Gross, author of Living the Christian Year and who has contributed previous series during Lent and Advent, has agreed to write this new series of Lenten reflections on the theme of humility. These weeks of Lent have brought us to Good Friday and the foot of the cross, where Jesus hangs in bleeding torment, where he cries out in uncomprehending desolation, where he finally exhales his final breath. Jesus experiences this utter humiliation because he had chosen to humble himself utterly … [Read more...] about Lenten Humility: Falling to the Ground Before the Cross
Lenten Humility: Accepting our World-changing Inability
We are delighted that Bobby Gross, author of Living the Christian Year and who has contributed previous series during Lent and Advent, has agreed to write a new series of Lenten reflections on the theme of humility. Most of us are just trying to live our lives, do our jobs, love our family and friends, and be good neighbors in the world as it is, with all of its beauty and brokenness, possibility and precarity, hope and heartache. We do our best to navigate the cross-currents with God’s help. Sometimes, we sail … [Read more...] about Lenten Humility: Accepting our World-changing Inability
Lenten Humility: Acknowledging Our Intellectual Fallibility
We are delighted that Bobby Gross, author of Living the Christian Year and who has contributed previous series during Lent and Advent, has agreed to write a new series of Lenten reflections on the theme of humility. “I could be wrong.” These are the words of someone with humility about what they think and how they think. To say them is to acknowledge that we are fallible in our intellectual faculties and that we cannot be fully certain that what we know to be true and right is true and right. We might do well to … [Read more...] about Lenten Humility: Acknowledging Our Intellectual Fallibility
Lenten Humility: Recognizing Our Circumstantial Vulnerability
We are delighted that Bobby Gross, author of Living the Christian Year and who has contributed previous series during Lent and Advent, has agreed to write a new series of Lenten reflections on the theme of humility. Circumstantial vulnerability? Well, that’s a rather banal truism. We all know that “stuff” happens. Except, many of us generally don’t think bad stuff will happen to us, at least not anytime soon. Which is arguably good. I don’t think we should go around with excessive fear or gnawing … [Read more...] about Lenten Humility: Recognizing Our Circumstantial Vulnerability