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
Baptist News Global
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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Mental Health Best Practices
On this Health & Wellness In Focus podcast, Joel discusses the important topic of mental health. He deals with the intersection of mental health, faith,…
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The Theology of Law & Order
Joel again appears on the Ministry Misfits podcast. In a thought-provoking conversation with Andrew Fouts, the focus is “Law & Order theology” and its unequal…
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More than a dream: The undiluted legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
With the Lincoln Memorial as his platform, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. This is undoubtedly King’s most famous speech.…
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Trump, ‘law and order,’ and evangelical hypocrisy
“There’s a new sheriff in town” is a familiar American idiom. It evokes the image of a strong man who has come into a lawless Western town…
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Juneteenth: Moving from symbolism to substance
When President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation Jan. 1, 1863, it changed the legal status of more than 3.5 million enslaved Black people in the…
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What’s Wrong With Colorblind Christianity?
“God is not colorblind! He created us all as equals, and He has blessed each of us with distinct ethnicities. Our distinct ethnicities should be…
A Compelling Voice 