God Is a Neoliberal Centrist

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American Exceptionalism, Daniel Jose Camacho, DNC, elections, Hillary Clinton, imperialism, neoliberalism, racism, sexism, status quo, TIME, xenophobia

Hillary Clinton, 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, pauses while speaking during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Thursday, July 28, 2016. Division among Democrats has been overcome through speeches from two presidents, another first lady and a vice-president, who raised the stakes for their candidate by warning that her opponent posed an unprecedented threat to American diplomacy. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Here is my cowritten TIME piece with Daniel Jose Camacho, “God is a Neoliberal Centrist”. Daniel is a brilliant student at Duke Divinity School and a future PC (USA) minister.

Eerdmans All Over: May 20, 2016

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Eerdmans, Embracing the Other, Englewood Review of Books, Huffington Post, The Christian Century, TIME

Below is a repost of Eerdmans All Over: May 20, 2016.  You can find more information about authors and books on EerdWord blog site.

 

Welcome once again to Eerdmans All Over, a Friday roundup of all the Eerdmans-related news, reviews, interviews, and other interesting online content we can gather in a given week.

Motherhood Shouldn’t Be a Competitive Sport: TIME motto

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children, competition, Huffington Post, motherhood, motto, parenting, survival, TIME

Dummy Pacifier on Yellow Background

This is my new TIME motto, “Motherhood Shouldn’t Be a Competitive Sport” May 5, 2016.

It is also posted on Huffington Post.

Happy Mother’s Day everyone!!

 

TIME: Chris Rock Should Know that Racism Isn’t Black and White

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Asian American, BBC Radio, binary, Chris Rock, racism, TIME, white privilege

HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 28: Host Chris Rock speaks onstage during the 88th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Here is my latest for TIME, “Chris Rock Should Know that Racism isn’t Black and White”.

Below is a segment of my piece. For the rest of the article, please go to TIME. 

What Did Jesus Ask?-edited by Elizabeth Dias

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Elizabeth Dias, Jesus, prayer, theology, TIME, What did Jesus Ask?

I am thrilled and honored to write a piece for the new book, What Did Jesus Ask? Christian Leaders Reflect on His Questions of Faith (TIME) edited by Elizabeth Dias.

This is such a wonderful collection of 65 different writers from around the world who tackle the questions that Jesus asked. I am honored to be in this collection.

Pope Francis Reminds the World To Care About Poverty

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Jesus, Pope Francis, poverty, rev. jesse jackson, TIME

SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA – JULY 09: Pope Francis greets the attendees of a conference as part of the II Meeting of People’s Movements on July 09, 2015 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. (Photo by Amanecer Tedesqui/LatinContent/Getty Images)

This is my new piece on the Pope, “Pope Francis Reminds the World to Care About Poverty,” co-written with Rev. Jesse Jackson for TIME!

Feel free to share this piece.

 

Below is an excerpt of the TIME piece. For the full article, please click here.