Courier-Journal
March 23, 2023: Responding to the receipts: The way forward for the Louisville Metro Police Department
January 31, 2023: When Blue trumps Black: Why having Black police officers did not matter for Tyre Nichols
The Progressive Magazine
October 25, 2024: Weapons of Mass Distraction
Baptist News Global
October 14, 2025: Why don’t white evangelicals listen to Black Christians?
September 13, 2025: Charlie Kirk was no King
November 7, 2024: Trying to make sense of nonsense
September 25, 2024: The Big White Lie: Racist propaganda dishonors the image of God
September 22, 2024: Letter to the Editor: A vote for Harris is a vote for hope
October 13, 2022: White Supremacy in Blackface: The Curious Case of Herschel Walker
July 7, 2022: Three Things White Christians Can Do To Address White Supremacy
March 30, 2023: Preying preachers: Confronting clergy sexual abuse
June 19, 2023: Juneteenth: Moving from symbolism to substance
August 9, 2023: Trump, ‘law and order,’ and evangelical hypocrisy
August 28, 2023: More than a dream: The undiluted legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Three Fifths: Voice of Clarity
July 8, 2022: What’s UnChristian About Christian Nationalism?
August 8, 2022: The Urgency of the Moment: A Call for Christians to Confront Racism
May 8, 2023: What’s Wrong With Colorblind Christianity?
The Witness
September 10, 2020: Raising Black Children in a Racist Society
January 18, 2022: Analyzing Racial Trauma in the Age of Covid-19
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Why Don’t White Evangelicals Listen to Black Christians?
Perhaps Joel Bowman’s most important and timely piece is titled “Why Don’t White Evangelicals Listen to Black Christians?” It is grounded in history, research, Scripture…
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Charlie Kirk was no King
The recent assassination of right-wing influencers Charlie Kirk was unjustifiable. That said, the response to his tragic death on the part of many white evangelicals…
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Trying to make sense of nonsense
Just like various biblical figures lamented over evildoers and their injustice, I am lamenting over the election of one who has run the most vile, bigoted…
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Weapons of Mass Distraction
In this very provocative piece, Joel addresses the “elephant” in the room, as it were – Black Republicans who have pledged their allegiance to the…
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The Big White Lie: Racist propaganda dishonors the image of God
In this piece, Joel Bowman presents a compelling case for how racist political propaganda disrespects the image of God in persons of color. A recent…
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A vote for Harris is a vote for hope
In this piece, Joel Bowman presents his thoughtful endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidency of the United States of America. He contends…