Tag: friends
#MuslimApologies and Racism Tour Guides
It all started a couple months ago, when #MuslimApologies started trending on my Twitter feed. I scrolled through things like: We're TRULY sorry that we took Europeans out of dark ages & let... Read More
Living A Dual Religious Identity
Managing Editor’s note: all Contributing Scholars begin writing by answering the following question as their first post: Why are you committed to building relationships with those from different... Read More
Theology of Failure, pt. 2
In 2004, I was asked to take over a college ministry. After much hesitation, I reluctantly agreed with one stipulation – we needed to “let this thing die.” The goal of modern Evangelicalism is t... Read More
Theology of Failure, pt.1
Last year, two friends of mine came to me with an idea. They found themselves in the middle of the tumultuous twenties and wanted to commit their ideas to paper, to continue in the line of quarter-lif... Read More
Who are Your Friends?
One of the best friends I have in the world is this man named Jamie. I don’t think he will mind when I tell you he is an atheist. I am a Christian. I still remember parts of the conversation we had ... Read More
On Memories in Aleppo, or Memories of Kindness
When I first entered college in Washington, DC, I was ecstatic about the many opportunities for interfaith encounters and activities. Coming from a comparatively homogenous city in Georgia, the idea o... Read More
My Graduation Anniversary
May 12, 2012 was a momentous day in my life. It was the day before Mother’s day – celebrating the woman who had been my mother for 21 years of my life, it was my cousin’s 22nd birthday, it was... Read More