Fr. Jabriel Ballentine & Fr. Cayce Ramey

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Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeWhite Blindness, The Ethiopian Finance Minister, & UsWe act like whiteness doesn't hurt or change us. Perhaps, whiteness, white blindness, white supremacy hurts "others" but we like to believe that it doesn't damage our faith. We're wrong, of course. We are blinded to so much by the socialization of whiteness, by the heavy curtain of culturally required assumptions to peacefully in white-dominated society. We aren't even allowed to see what's right in front of us, printed on the page no less. Maybe you know the lesson of the Ethiopian Eunuch. Maybe there is so much more... We Choose What We See Do we even know what history...2021-05-1052 min

Podcasts Archives | Racial HeresyWhite Blindness, The Ethiopian Finance Minister, & UsWe act like whiteness doesn’t hurt or change us. Perhaps, whiteness, white blindness, white supremacy hurts “others” but we like to believe that it doesn’t damage our faith. We’re wrong, of course. We are blinded... The post White Blindness, The Ethiopian Finance Minister, & Us appeared first on Racial Heresy.2021-05-1052 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeWhite Fragility & White Too Long: What will it Take to Change the Church?We've been White Too Long for way too long. Our white church, our white faith, and our white identities are way too Fragile. What will it take to change the church? Robin DiAngelo, PhD, returns and joins Robert P. Jones, PhD, and the Racial Heresy Team to explore what it will take to move the needle and get white Christians to work against systemic racism in our institutions. Will We Listen? "White Fragility" and "White Too Long" have captured the imaginations of white Christians across denominations and geography - and still we have no stamina for the work of undoing...2021-03-261h 15

Podcasts Archives | Racial HeresyRobin DiAngelo & Robert P. Jones: White Fragility & Why America has been White Too LongWe’ve been White Too Long for way too long. Our white church, our white faith, and our white identities are way too Fragile. What will it take to change the church? Robin DiAngelo, PhD, returns... The post Robin DiAngelo & Robert P. Jones: White Fragility & Why America has been White Too Long appeared first on Racial Heresy.2021-03-261h 15

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeRobin DiAngelo & Robert P. Jones: White Fragility & Why America has been White Too LongWe've been White Too Long for way too long. Our white church, our white faith, and our white identities are way too Fragile. What will it take to change the church? Robin DiAngelo, PhD, returns and joins Robert P. Jones, PhD, and the Racial Heresy Team to explore what it will take to move the needle and get white Christians to work against systemic racism in our institutions. Will We Listen? "White Fragility" and "White Too Long" have captured the imaginations of white Christians across denominations and geography - and still we have no stamina for the work of undoing...2021-03-261h 15

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeWhite Too Long: De-White Christianizing AmericaRacial Heresy engages with Dr. Robert P. Jones, author of “White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity,” to explore beyond the damning statistics to the future of our faith, trying to find a way to extricate white supremacy from our faith. Beyond Hope White Christian America can, to paraphrase Jones, pass onto our children either the faith of our fathers or a salvific hope for the future but not both. Can white faith be saved? Can white people be saved? Perhaps not in the white church or by white faith. We have been white too long. Whit...2021-02-251h 07

Podcasts Archives | Racial HeresyWhite Too Long: De-White Christianizing AmericaRacial Heresy engages with Dr. Robert P. Jones, author of “White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity,” to explore beyond the damning statistics to the future of our faith, trying to... The post White Too Long: De-White Christianizing America appeared first on Racial Heresy.2021-02-251h 07

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeWhat is Our Role in the Midst of a Coup?We recorded this episode on the MORNING of Jan 6th, 2021, before an armed mob of angry white folks stormed the United States Capital. So now what? Repentance & Reclaiming our Authority Does the white Church have a role in these violent times beyond comforting white people? Can the white Church exercise any authority when we've remained unrepentant, continuing to prop-up the white supremacy status quo? You tell us. https://youtu.be/4wQCHaRSGyk Working toward Beloved Community. There is so much more to say and much more to discuss - come to the Racial Heresy group to be a part of the...2021-01-0724 min

Podcasts Archives | Racial HeresyWhat is Our Role in the Midst of a Coup?We recorded this episode on the MORNING of Jan 6th, 2021, before an armed mob of angry white folks stormed the United States Capital. So now what? Repentance & Reclaiming our Authority Does the white... The post What is Our Role in the Midst of a Coup? appeared first on Racial Heresy.2021-01-0724 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeWhite Supremacy Lessons & CarolsAre you dreaming of a white Christmas? Yeah, us neither. But we hope you enjoy this Christmas mini-album! https://youtu.be/9vsNDMlN1CY Working toward Beloved Community. There is so much more to say and much more to discuss - come to the Racial Heresy group to be a part of the conversation. If you're not already a member of our Racial Heresy Facebook group, click the banner below.2020-12-2404 min

Podcasts Archives | Racial HeresyWhite Supremacy Lessons & CarolsAre you dreaming of a white Christmas? Yeah, us neither. But we hope you enjoy this Christmas mini-album! Working toward Beloved Community. There is so much more to say and much more to discuss –... The post White Supremacy Lessons & Carols appeared first on Racial Heresy.2020-12-2404 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeGifts Across the Color Line to Make the Word Flesh in Our MidstsI never meant to do this episode, so I don't have a prepared post or a well-worded blurb. Yes, the Spirt spoke (mostly to Fr. Jabriel and Pr. Jimmie), so I tried to catch up. I hope you'll do better than me and listen. It's rare we let our white selves be in places where we are on the same footing as our Black and Brown siblings, sisters, and brothers. It's even more rare to let our white selves be in places where we are the minority, subject to Black authority, and beholden to Black hospitality and welcome. Yet that...2020-12-181h 02

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeWhite Supremacy Lessons & CarolsAre you dreaming of a White Christmas? Just like the ones you used to know? The ones that made America Great? Neither were we. https://youtu.be/9vsNDMlN1CY Working toward Beloved Community. There is so much more to say and much more to discuss - come to the Racial Heresy group to be a part of the conversation. If you're not already a member of our Racial Heresy Facebook group, click the banner below.2020-12-1833 min

Podcasts Archives | Racial HeresyGifts Across the Color Line to Make the Word Flesh in Our MidstsI never meant to do this episode, so I don’t have a prepared post or a well-worded blurb. Yes, the Spirt spoke (mostly to Fr. Jabriel and Pr. Jimmie), so I tried to catch up.... The post Gifts Across the Color Line to Make the Word Flesh in Our Midsts appeared first on Racial Heresy.2020-12-181h 02

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeThe Incarnation of Advocacy for Black Identity.Black identity is under attack, once again, in the Georgia runoff. White allies are tired from the "hard work" of getting Trump out of office. We're ready to return to normal. Will the white church find the courage to advocate for the right of Black leaders like the Rev. Raphael Warnock to retain their faith? Or will we join the calls to white wash the prophetic voice of the Black Church? We continue to deny the full expression of humanity made in the image of God when we refuse to accept identity, call, and vocation in the life of Black...2020-12-1820 min

Podcasts Archives | Racial HeresyThe Incarnation of Advocacy for Black Identity.Black identity is under attack, once again, in the Georgia runoff. White allies are tired from the “hard work” of getting Trump out of office. We’re ready to return to normal. Will the white church... The post The Incarnation of Advocacy for Black Identity. appeared first on Racial Heresy.2020-12-1820 min

Podcasts Archives | Racial HeresyWhat To Do With Heresy? We Were Warned, Now What?St. Paul admonishes us to be on our guard and warns us about savage wolves that will come to pull away the faithful. The book of Jude (yup, it’s in the Bible, keep looking…) warns... The post What To Do With Heresy? We Were Warned, Now What? appeared first on Racial Heresy.2020-12-0937 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeWhat To Do With Heresy? We Were Warned, Now What?St. Paul admonishes us to be on our guard and warns us about savage wolves that will come to pull away the faithful. The book of Jude (yup, it's in the Bible, keep looking...) warns us of the dangers of false teachers, but what do we do with heresy? Are we listening? Really, "heresy"? Hasn't the white church surrendered ANY and ALL legitimacy around heresy? When we weaponized that word to justify murder, patriarchy, anti-semitism, genocide, and more, we lost our authority to engage with heresy. We need to just put the "heresy" label down and step back a few...2020-12-0937 min

Podcasts Archives | Racial HeresyElection 2020 – Where is God? Where are YOU?On the morning of November 4th, 2020, Racial Heresy went LIVE! For the first time ever, events were so pressing, the pressure so great, and the Spirit was moving so that we finally took to... The post Election 2020 – Where is God? Where are YOU? appeared first on Racial Heresy.2020-11-0439 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeElection 2020 – Where is God? Where are YOU?On the morning of November 4th, 2020, Racial Heresy went LIVE! For the first time ever, events were so pressing, the pressure so great, and the Spirit was moving so that we finally took to Facebook Live to process the results of the election (such as they were in that moment). Listen as we explore lament, courage, history, lethargy, guilt, shame, faith, hope, and Christ as part of our reactions to the presidential election as of 11:00am, 2020. https://youtu.be/5bWgO_1xUfA Working toward Beloved Community. There is so much more to say and much more to discuss - come to...2020-11-0439 min

Podcasts Archives | Racial HeresyWhen Will We Start Listening?When will we start listening to God and when will we start listening to Black experience? If white people are serious about reconciliation, then we should one day find ourselves reconciling with white supremacists. If... The post When Will We Start Listening? appeared first on Racial Heresy.2020-10-1422 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeWhen Will We Start Listening?When will we start listening to God and when will we start listening to Black experience? If white people are serious about reconciliation, then we should one day find ourselves reconciling with white supremacists. If white people really listen to Black leaders, thinkers, friends, family members, clergy, organizers, writers, poets, musicians, theologians, historians, authors, and speakers, then our work will take us beyond ourselves and into the lives of others. But I Have Been Listening... Maybe you've been listening already. Maybe you've listened and read and listened some more. I have. I've listened to all manner of incredible preachers, professors...2020-10-1422 min

Podcasts Archives | Racial HeresyMurderous Intent – Jacob & Esau for 2020How should a person or a people respond when their sisters and brothers are trying to kill them? How can the church watch the murderous intent of white supremacy and our society continue everyday shielded... The post Murderous Intent – Jacob & Esau for 2020 appeared first on Racial Heresy.2020-09-2536 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeMurderous Intent – Jacob & Esau for 2020How should a person or a people respond when their sisters and brothers are trying to kill them? How can the church watch the murderous intent of white supremacy and our society continue everyday shielded by the law? Is separation, isolation, excommunication our only option? Jacob & Esau Jacob challenges Esau's identity. Jacob exposes Esau's flaws. Jacob shows Esau and the rest of the family how little the birthright means to Esau. So Esau wants revenge and Jacob is left with the choice to flee and live or stay and face the possibility of death at the hands of a powerful...2020-09-2536 min

Podcasts Archives | Racial HeresyInstitutional Humility and a Strong Black IdentityOur churches, our communities, and our organizations need institutional humility as much as any of us as individuals need humility; and our churches, communities, and organizations must support strong Black identity as much or more... The post Institutional Humility and a Strong Black Identity appeared first on Racial Heresy.2020-08-2830 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeInstitutional Humility and a Strong Black IdentityOur churches, our communities, and our organizations need institutional humility as much as any of us as individuals need humility; and our churches, communities, and organizations must support strong Black identity as much or more than any one of us does on our own. But whose job is it within our institutions and how does a church behave with humility? Institutional Humility? White people, white institutions, and white power continue to operate from within our fragility, in part, because we create a world in which we never have to encounter a strong Black identity. Using money, structure, rules, and process...2020-08-2800 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeWe Need a Way Where there is No WayWe need a way to justice, equality, but when white people try to "DO" the right thing, we take over. When white people try to just "BE", we hardly ever change enough to make a difference. But maybe this time is different? White people and white power are submitting to Black authority, right? We're showing up at Black-lead protests and trying to do what BLM and others want us to do for Black people, right? Except we still haven't truly accepted that not only are Black lives at stake, but also that white salvation may be in peril as well...2020-07-1730 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeWhite Supremacy & the Log that Blinds the Church Amidst Racial DiscordThe violence of White Supremacy continues on brazen public display... Leaders of government, of communities, of religious institutions are fanning the flames of racial discord. But with violence being brought to light and white people paying attention in new ways, even showing up in the streets, how can the Church be a voice for change? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiWwSdysSrQ We the Church - especially the liberal, progressive, conscientious White Church - like to call-out the shortcomings and failings of our public institutions, even some of our public leaders. As well we should. Isn't that the prophetic...2020-06-1700 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeThe Road to Nineveh: Episode 4 – HistoryOur history is messy and broken. It is painful and traumatic. How do we learn, confront, remember, deal-with, integrate, and overcome our history? How can our history inform our faith and help keep us in communion as we all journey towards becoming Beloved Community? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA8VkLZb4Dg "Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, ‘Go at once to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before me.’ But Jonah set out to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He...2019-03-1638 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeThe Road to Nineveh: Episode 5 – FearI'm afraid. I'm afraid of failing my Black sisters and brothers. I still want to do the "right thing" but I keep living my life out of the socialized White Supremacy I've been taught. How do we move, grow, change, and transform? How do we live a Gospel life of repentance and reconciliation despite our fear? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPvMOlXL0YM "Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, ‘Go at once to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before me.’ But Jonah set out...2019-03-1624 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeThe Road to Nineveh: Episode 3 – Centering WhitenessHow do we maintain and retain power in whiteness in the Church? How do we dethrone the standards of whiteness as the measure by which all other experiences are judged? What will it take to bring Black voices to the center of our Faith? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNuJsKlOFAo "Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, ‘Go at once to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before me.’ But Jonah set out to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down...2019-03-1526 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeThe Road to Nineveh: Episode 2 – Black PowerCan a Black man tell the White Church anything that we'll hear? What scares the the White Church about Black Power? How do our socialized "progressive" views of power, neediness, charity, and race interfere with honest, mutually supportive relationships accross racial lines? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ph-H-blp4I "Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, ‘Go at once to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before me.’ But Jonah set out to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to J...2019-03-1538 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeThe Road to Nineveh: Episode 1 – White ComfortHow do we make the shift from a calculus of White Comfort? If comfort means "with strength," then how do we send people forth in the strength of the Gospel to become Beloved Community? How do we fill people with courage instead of leaving them in the brokenness of White fragility? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dajfzXr6xN0 "Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, ‘Go at once to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before me.’ But Jonah set out to flee to Tarshish...2019-03-1542 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeWhite Fragility: Robin DiAngelo on White Liberals Protecting RacismWhite fragility... The knee-jerk reaction Whites get in momentary racially stressful situations. Some people might want to deny the existence of White fragility, but if you take time to hear it - you'll begin to recognize it for yourself. If you want to test your fragility to see if you can read some of the systemic moves of Western Christianity to institutionalize racism & supremacy, read this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGM6SVwcvm0 I (Fr. Jabriel) really do think the problem is this binary good vs. evil dichotomy we have for racism. Where Whites don't engage racial issues because o...2018-05-2200 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeAllies or Frenemies: The Twisted Power Cravings of White LiberalsWhite Liberals are often assumed to be allies to the struggle for equal rights and justice. They are supposed to be the friends of People of Color...the only ones we can trust. But does that position ever become merely a badge of honor? And what are the signs that should let everyone know that a White Liberal might not be your ally? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5oLsIspyDU I - the Black guy - Fr. Jabriel, encountered something intellectually interesting and practically disconcerting... Intellectually interesting because I'm often amazed at how pride works. It truly is the...2018-05-0850 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeWar, Patriotism and Christian Theology in Black And WhiteThe war machine is returning to public view... You know, it never went away. It just went virtual...drone strikes from remote locations right here in America. But with our war-footing on the rise, we ought to reconsider our positions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYJ8SS9pQN4&feature=youtu.be We like to live in grey area on war... We want to have our patriotism and our Christianity...our love of Country and our love of God. But can we hold the two in tension without abandoning one or the other? It's kinda profound what we...2018-04-2400 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeThe Good Christian Virtues of White Supremacists…Good Christian Virtues are hard to come by...especially these days. So, we have to hold on to the appearance of good. Even to our own detriment... Even if it means embracing trauma to oppress ourselves... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g8Gge--D-E We have to uphold the (false) image of our good Christian virtues...of the good Christian virtues of American society. Can #WhiteSupremacists have #GoodChristianVirtues & should #BlackPeople praise them?Tweet This I mean: that's what makes us a great nation, right? That we're good...and Christian? So, we cannot allow anything to sully that image - especially...2018-04-1017 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeChallenging White Supremacy in Christian ArtChallenging White supremacy is something we must do at all times and in many different ways. The thing is - White supremacy is so prevalent that we are always presented with opportunities for challenging the power structure. #ThanksBeToGod On the side, Fr. Cayce is a photographer... If he were Black, I guess that'd be his "side hustle." But as a White man, it's just his hobby! LOL Anyway... As a bootleg (very good) photographer who's a theologian, he stumbled across the gem presented in the featured picture of this post. What are your first thoughts when you look at it? Di...2018-03-2955 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeRedemption & Humility: Two Sides of Racial ReconciliationWhat has Racial Heresy been up to?! We've been hard at work praying, thinking, arguing, and PUSHING the BOUNDARIES of racial reconciliation to explore redemption & humility - What White and Black folks need before we can be reconciled... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucOXd2LJecQ White Supremacy works to keep White folks deluded into thinking they are above their sisters and brothers. White Supremacy works to keep Black folks confined to a position of inferiority. How then can we reconcile? "But I don't believe that I'm superior to anyone!" and "I don't believe I'm inferior to anyone!" - you m...2018-03-1413 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeKeep Calm & Trust America’s Racial Progresshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s95xrwINCtM We have a habit in America of celebrating progress. It's the hallmark of an exceptional society. The great example of this habit is how we talk about racial progress in America. To be the great nation we claim to be, we have to pretend as if everything is getting better and moving in the right direction. But is that really the case? Are we moving in the right direction? We're supposed to trust the racial progress as evidence that America is moving in the right direction...that while racism still...2017-12-2300 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeRaising Bertie and the Forgotten Forgotten Man & Woman in AmericaThe "forgotten man and woman" in America isn't just the typical Trump supporter. There's also a forgotten, forgotten man and woman...rendered somewhat invisible as Ralph Ellison suggested. Yet if we find empathy for them, we find that our faith is shaped by the work and that our faith shapes the work of reconciliation. Raising Bertie as an example of this dynamic, we'll learn how to create bridges of trust that make this work possible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5X7yUboee4 Bertie County, North Carolina, presents one of those interesting dynamics for...2017-11-2000 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeRacist American History: Should we Teach the Children?Racist American History is a thing we can agree exists, right? And with all the talk about Confederate Monuments and what to do with them, it's appropriate to explore the divergent answers that each hope for reconciliation. Then we can see how best to achieve the goal of Beloved Community. A while ago, Fr. Cayce & I (Fr. Jabriel) recorded an episode that we never released. I don't know why we never got around to releasing it...I guess so we could release it now! LOL What do we do with #Racist #AmericanHistory?Tweet This But it's...2017-11-0800 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeExcommunicating White Supremacy – Redeeming the ChurchWhite supremacy has come out the shadows to reveal itself as a present force in America. If you thought this was a thing of the past, you know have proof otherwise. What should be the Church's response to the White Supremacist violence we've seen? How does the Church become a force for good in these times? What do you want/need to see from the Church, in the face of racism? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQGMKA7F1No In the wake of Charlottesville and the defenses of White Supremacy, we use this episode of Racial Heresy...2017-08-2300 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeBoldness for Racial Reconciliation w/ Reinvention Expert Steve OlsherBoldness is not something mainline denominations are known for. We tend to tip-toe around issues, trying not to offend the diverse perspectives held by those in the pews. But the Episcopal Church, in its most recent General Convention, determined that Racial Reconciliation was going to be the focus of the church. Some parts of the church embrace that call. Many parts of the church play lip-service with it...others still ignore it as anathema to the Christian mission (huh?). I (Fr. Jabriel) myself was told by a Diocese that I "am a polarizing figure" because I make White...2017-06-2600 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeMelanie Delva on Repentance for Stolen Land & Stolen PeopleSometimes you connect with folk who have a knack for profound conversation that leaves you joyously speechless. Melanie Delva is one of those persons. As the new Reconciliation Animator for the Anglican Church of Canada, Melanie Delva is charged with helping the Canadian Church dive deeper into the mystery of racial reconciliation. We've had some engaging conversations with guests on our podcast, but you have to hear what she said that left us without words! Like really...no words, just speechless and grateful for that silent space. What does it mean to make #RacialReconciliation a #SpiritualPractice? @melaniedelva explains how...2017-05-0101 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeCn. Michael Hunn on Bishop Michael Curry & his Firsthand View of Racial ReconciliationMichael Curry is the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. Every Bishop has a Canon to the Ordinary…think Game of Thrones and the “Hand of the King.” Michael Hunn has been representing Bishop Michael Curry for 10 years. He served Bp. Curry in the Diocese of North Carolina and continues to do so at the Church Center. And to be with Michael Curry for this long must mean that Michael Hunn is an equally compelling figure. I became acquainted with Canon Hunn as Bishop Curry was beginning his transition to Presiding Bishop. Cn. Hunn and I continue to build relationship as I s...2017-03-0900 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeDear White People: How to Love an Angry Black Man“Dear White people…” So begins a letter many Black people have wanted to write. But who could send such a letter? And who would listen? I mean, no such letter ever goes well…it’s guaranteed to be interpreted as “angry.” So, there’s no point in sending it. Nevertheless, that sentiment remains: "Dear White people." But there’s so much opportunity in such a letter – if only White brothers & sisters of goodwill would dare to engage. Fr. Jon Davis is a certified son of the South & true Georgia Cracker. But an encounter with “the Angry Black Man” opened him to a journey of reconcili...2017-02-1548 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeTo Comfort White Folk: The Role of the Western ChurchTo comfort white folk seems to be the main objective of the Western Church. Why else does it seem the Church is so ineffective at confronting the social realities of today? Especially on matters of race, the Church is silent at worst or placating at best. But why? And how does the comfort of White folk hurt the Church? In this episode of Racial Heresy, Frs. Jabriel & Cayce speak on the inability of mainstream (White) American Christianity to speak to the social climate in any meaningful way. Resources Mentioned in this Episode: The Politics of Jesus Have you joined...2017-02-0300 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticePeaceful Transfer of Power: Is that what we should celebrate?The peaceful transfer of power is the discussion as we prepare for the Presidential Inauguration. According to pundits, it’s one of the hallmarks of American Democracy. It’s one of the things that makes America great. But, how should we look at this peaceful transfer of power? In this episode, we will examine this peaceful transfer in order to determine how it applies for Christian people. How should Christian people view this peaceful transfer of power? And, what does this peaceful transfer ultimately mean? Once you hear this, we’d love to know your thoughts. Text RACIALHERESY to 44222 and get re...2017-01-0600 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeWhite Supremacy: We Can’t Afford to Wait & See…It’s curious how we, as a people, give some people the benefit of the doubt while others get none of that. Some people are innocent until proven guilty, while others are guilty even when they shouldn’t be “on trial.” What is that about? As we watch the Trump Administration take shape, we are faced with prime examples of this reality. If we examine it, we have a chance to change our Society for the better…for all of us. But if we continue to ignore this reality, how will we survive? Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Why We Can’t Wait...2016-12-0800 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeDonald Trump is President? I Can’t Believe this Shit!Donald Trump was elected 45th President of the United States of America. What more can we say? Many are shell-shocked! Can’t believe this happened. How did this happen? What are we to make of it? It’s not as simple as you might think…it’s not simply defeating those who want to defeat us – whatever that might mean. But there’s something far more deeper and within us – ourselves…yes, within those of us who would say we did not support him for President. And that thing that is in us is the reason why we should not be surprised by...2016-11-1000 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticePersonal Salvation and Collective Sin: Can You Have One without the Other?Often times we think that our personal goodness is good enough. What I mean is this: many of us are well-intentioned, good people. We just tend to stay out of the fray…we don’t get involved. We think that focusing on our own selves is enough. Focusing on ourselves is important…but it isn’t enough. It’s like when the cabin pressure fails in an airplane: focusing on ourselves is important, but it isn’t enough. We still are called to focus on those around us, because we are all in this together. We apply that analogy to this idea of...2016-10-1300 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeStand for the Anthem…Kneel for God(updated 03/2017) Colin Kaepernick decided not to stand for the Anthem…he did it because of his conflict with the words of the Anthem and the image the Anthem represents, against the backdrop of the experience of Black and Brown people in this Country. The NFL has responded to his kneeling by seemingly locking him out of the League. Their action reinforces the issues we uncover on this podcast. But what do we do in the face of such racism? Even if we’re not sports fans…is this something people of God should consider? Now, I (Fr. Jabriel) have spoken in ano...2016-09-1820 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeWhite Fragility: Robin DiAngelo & the White Church’s Fear of Black PeopleWhite Fragility is a concept unpacked by Dr. Robin DiAngelo, to explain the knee-jerk visceral reactions of White people when issues of race & racism are being discussed. You've noticed that right? You've experienced it? White Fragility infects the (White) Church too Christians like to claim to be one...they like to claim that their faith in Christ reconciles them. But, when confronted with the topic of racism they respond in ways that break communion rather than strengthen it. How do we overcome that? In this episode of Racial Heresy, Robin DiAngelo joins us to discuss how White...2016-08-0300 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeI’m Not Racist…I’m Just Silent"I'm not racist!" That's the quick response many Whites make to support a narrow-minded stance. It's usually followed by: "I have Black friends!" The question then becomes: If you're not racist then why are you silent? Why are you not vocal about the oppression being broadcast to you daily on the evening news? We post this as the news unfolds of two Black men killed by police in less than 48 hours. With this in mind, and with the title leading us, we share this episode:2016-07-0800 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeWhen Peace Comes Too Soon. Can’t We Just Return to Normal?This was originally published a year ago, and we wanted to revisit it for a couple of reasons. We have some big things coming up next month (our first guest Dr. Robin DiAngelo) and one of us needs more time to prepare. The other of us has generations of experience having to work multiple jobs! LOL. It’s been eerily silent in the public sphere. The problems the sparked social unrest haven’t been addressed, but there’s very little coverage…very little civic engagement. It’s like we’ve returned to the “comforts” of life. We thought this piece was timely. And...2016-06-0123 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeIs Western Christianity Racist?2016-05-1316 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeIs Western Christianity Racist?2016-05-1300 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeMaking America Great Again? Abandoning God? Or both?2016-04-0800 min

Racial Heresy | Making Racial Reconciliation a Spiritual PracticeMaking America Great Again? Abandoning God? Or both?2016-04-0821 min