Humanity has a long history of going along with destructive choices and behavior so long as the justification for it is dressed up with some God-talk. If state or church leaders want people to accept their calls for violence, discrimination, abuse, exclusion, or exploitation, many have found that dropping a few references to what GodContinue reading “Mumbled Church Words”
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Mirrobius is a Spiritual Book (But Not That Kind)
I can picture it happening. Someone hears about my new novel, Mirrobius, and decides to check out my website to learn more about me. The first image that they see is of me in a robe and stole with the word “Minister” layered over top. At that point, they may have a natural inclination toContinue reading “Mirrobius is a Spiritual Book (But Not That Kind)”
Johnnie Walker Spirituality
As I made my way through every Oscar nominee for Best Picture the past couple of months, the movie American Fiction stood out as one of my favorites. It stars the incomparable Jeffrey Wright as a struggling author who becomes so frustrated with what kind of Black art sells that he fires off a satiricalContinue reading “Johnnie Walker Spirituality”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 