I had a great conversation with Jon Ward (Yahoo! News) recently about how I came to the work of writing about race, faith, and justice after a career in medicine. We talked about our polarized times, the importance of nuance,… Read More ›
Race/Ethnicity
Becoming Just Disciples in an Unjust World
Note: This is a dynamic document. A little over a month ago, a church in Dallas asked me to help them develop a discipleship plan that would foster growth in their congregation in the area of racial justice. The church… Read More ›
Race: What Is It?
God created human diversity, but it is humans who created race and narratives of racial difference/hierarchy. Perhaps nothing illustrates the point more clearly than the fact that “All human beings are 99.9 percent identical in their genetic makeup.” Remarkably, God has designed… Read More ›
Special Podcast Episode: I Am Not a Virus!
Last Friday, Helen Lee, Eugene Cho, Seana Reavis, and I joined Someday is Here podcast host Vivian Mabuni to record a conversation about the stigmatization of Asians and the resulting anti-Asian sentiment that is occurring amid the enormous distress and… Read More ›
In the Crosshairs
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
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 from the Long Hangover of Racial Segregation: Observations from MLK Day
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
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 ›
When Freedom and Oppression of Ethnic Minorities Are Matters of Political Expediency
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 ›
Life Reconsidered - Judy Wu Dominick 