That Saved a Wretch Like Me

We’re heading into the bloodiness of Holy Week in just a little while. Good Friday looms at the end of Lent, this horrible black, silent day where we actually contemplate the slow suffocation of a Palestinian Jew on a cross. Uh, depressing. I’d much rather skip it and get to the chocolate Easter eggs onContinue reading “That Saved a Wretch Like Me”

The story of the explorer, the missionary and the conquistador

I’m starting a series on white men in history who stood up to racism. I’ve explained why I think this is important at the end. The message I want to spread with these stories is we have options. Sometimes we trap ourselves in this false dichotomy where we acknowledge there were some pretty bad whiteContinue reading “The story of the explorer, the missionary and the conquistador”