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• In the Crosshairs

  By Judy Wu Dominick on August 13, 2017 • ( 4 )

  

  My friend and fellow church member Ian North​ lives in a community of immigrants from North and Central America. Years ago, he and his wife Ruthie started a local ministry, Presencia​, in that community. They love the families in the… Read More ›

• Guilt and Shame: Roadblocks and Catalysts in Racial Bridge Building

  By Judy Wu Dominick on June 27, 2017

  

  This post is adapted from Lesson 3:Shame and Guilt in The Bridge to Racial Unity Discussion Guide 2.0. I wrote this section with considerable input from Jayson Georges, a friend, author, missionary, and founder of HonorShame.com , a website that offers practical tools… Read More ›

• Recovering the Lost Spirituality of Praying Our Hatreds

  By Judy Wu Dominick on June 22, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Simpering, superficial piety is often a stumbling block to true religion. So let’s cast it aside for the moment and talk about hate – not other people’s, but our own. And I don’t mean in a “hate is bad” sort… Read More ›

• Easter: Hope for Those Struggling in the Shadow of Crucifixion

  By Judy Wu Dominick on April 16, 2017

  

  There’s a beech tree in my neighbor’s yard that holds onto most of its dead leaves all winter long. I walked over to it a couple of months ago out of curiosity and tugged on a few of the dead… Read More ›

• You Live, I Live, We All Live in Bubbles

  By Judy Wu Dominick on February 17, 2017

  

  I love this image because one of the Internet’s favorite ways of insulting people is through some version of “You live in a bubble.” The obvious insinuation is, Your world is small; therefore your thoughts and ideas are small (unlike… Read More ›

• #NotMyMessiah

  By Judy Wu Dominick on February 3, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Since the election, I’ve seen widespread use of the hashtag #NotMyPresident. While I understand the sentiment, I think #NotMyMessiah is a more appropriate hashtag for Christians. Here’s why. Because of our deeply polarized two-party system, #NotMyPresident inevitably carries partisan overtones and… Read More ›

• Recovering from the Long Hangover of Racial Segregation: Observations from MLK Day

  By Judy Wu Dominick on January 17, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  Yesterday morning, I visited the King Center with my mother-in-law and my daughter. Every building on the grounds was packed, as were the sidewalks in-between buildings. It didn’t take long to notice, however, that although there was a sprinkling of… Read More ›

• Reimagining Racial Bridge Building in the Age of Social Media

  By Judy Wu Dominick on December 5, 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  The late Neil Postman wrote, “The clearest way to see through a culture is to attend to its tools for conversation.”  And today, our primary tools for conversation are smartphones, computer screens, and various social media platforms.  As I scroll… Read More ›

• Escaping the Fake News Machinery

  By Judy Wu Dominick on November 30, 2016 • ( 6 )

  

  I saw this tweet this morning and thought, “This is why citing articles to prove a point has little effect on anyone who’s not already convinced of the point we’re trying to make.” I scan through my social media feeds… Read More ›

• When Freedom and Oppression of Ethnic Minorities Are Matters of Political Expediency

  By Judy Wu Dominick on November 19, 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  There’s a strong connection between the end of post-Civil War American slavery and the internment of Japanese Americans – both of which happened in 1942. And that connection has significant bearing on life in America today. We need to go… Read More ›