Tried With Fire

I smiled when I read this passage by Amos Yong  in Aliens in the Promised Land  (pg. 52 ) because I've had almost those exact thoughts cross my mind. My variation would be: "I wonder sometimes if being Asian in what for some is still a starkly black-and-white American South protects me to some degree. I also wonder if people will like me less if I begin to write and speak more intentionally about racism and racialization. Perhaps I am "safe" because I have blended in so well by talking and writing about matters that are acceptable for a reformed, Christian woman. Because...    If you discuss domestic violence, oppression of women, or misogyny, you might be labeled a feminist.    If you raise issues regarding poverty or race, people may begin to wonder if you are sliding down the slippery slope toward religious liberalism." My blog started out with personal accounts of life struggles and the dawning of the doctrines of grace on my heart, which I st...

Several years ago, we helped my parents move to an independent living facility. For those of you who have moved elderly parents, you know what it's like. If your parents lived through the Great Depression or a similar economically trying circumstance, you also know the added challenge. Not only is there the accumulation of decades' worth of stuff, nothing is thrown away for fear it might be needed. Consequently we sorted through trunks, boxes, and bags not sure of what we would find. There were treasures such as correspondence between my dad and his siblings during his college days. But there were also many items over which we just shook our heads and then tossed into the trash. This wasn't my junk. I didn't tuck it away in the attic, but it was my problem because it was my family. I was talking to my daughter recently about the difficulty in discussing racial issues among Christians. Some think others are making it out to be more of a problem than it currently is....