This is a story about the first time I realized there was something wrong with the world. But at six years old, I didn’t blame the world. I blamed me. It never stood a chance… at least not in that … Continue reading “It’s All In Your Head”
If we allow the fiery embers of discord to continue floating about upon today’s dry grass of race relations, it will eventually become an untamed wildfire, spreading swiftly, and burning away the very fabric of what we have come to … Continue reading The Racial Healing of America Revival and Bus Tour
Dr. Jerry Andrew Taylor serves as an Associate Professor at Abilene Christian University. With a passion for promoting racial understanding and spiritual action, he also holds the position of Founding Director of the ACU Carl Spain Center on Race Studies … Continue reading Guest Contributor, Dr. Jerry Andrew Taylor
By Dr. Jerry Taylor *Adapted from Dr. Taylor’s dedicatory message at the opening of the Carl Spain Center on Race Studies and Spiritual Action With the blazing zeal of the prophet Amos, Dr. Carl Spain’s prophetic words left a major … Continue reading A Tribute to Dr. Carl Spain’s Prophetic Empathy
One of my favorite names for the Holy One is “Emmanuel,” meaning “God with Us.” We in the church world typically dust this title off around Advent. We read it in the Old Testament book of Isaiah, when the prophet … Continue reading God With Us
In our divided world where everyone seems to be self-protecting, drawing up sides, canceling out their dissent, and boosting egos or right-ness, creating sincere, safe spaces for hard conversations is a missing practice in our communities. These kinds of conversations, … Continue reading Brave Leadership: Bridging Divides & Building Peace
Carnal fasting He was running everywhere. He was running from home to school, running from school to his afterschool job, from his job back home. Running while wearing extra clothes, a sweatsuit under a sauna suit. Or was the sweatsuit … Continue reading Empathetic Fasting
“I believe in the sun, though it be dark; I believe in God, though he be silent; I believe in neighborly love, though it be unable to reveal itself.” The quote was an inscription from an underground room where nine … Continue reading What Empathy Takes and Gives
Recently we had a racially motivated crime in Jacksonville, FL (8/26/2023). A white 21-year-old decided that due to his hatred of African Americans (Blacks), he would attempt to gain access to Edward Waters University, the oldest Historical Black University in … Continue reading Empathy The Power of Understanding
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