Author: Jared Stacy

• When Racism Comes To Church

  Dr. Tony Evans wrote a remarkable article where he said this about the problem of race, injustice, and human dignity in America: “The biggest problem in the culture today is…

  

• 5 Great Quotes: Frederick Douglass

  Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) was an American citizen, abolitionist, and preacher. He was born into slavery, yet later escaped. Douglass went on to preach & advocate for abolition & justice for…

  

• Juneteenth and White Christians

  Asking myself, what would I be doing in 1863? How can White Christians celebrate a day like Juneteenth? We should listen, learn, lament & celebrate in solidarity with the African American…

  

• Prophets or Patriots?

  Being Christian Before Being American My ancestor, William Stacy, fought in the Revolutionary War. Legend holds he tore up his British commission papers in the town square & organized a militia.…

  

• Seeing Racism

  I had a situation a few years back that has been on my mind in light of the recent deaths of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd, but also countless others…

  

• 5 Great Quotes: Bonhoeffer

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German Theologian & Pastor About Dietrich Bonhoeffer Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906–1945) was a German pastor during World War II. He founded the Confessing Church, & resisted National Socialism’s religious policies.…

  

• On Addiction During A Pandemic

  Addiction presents a complex array of interplaying systems — from our brains to our bodies — and yet Jesus is over all of it. His kingdom spans galaxies, quantum particles, and everything in between — including…

  

• Pomp and Unusual Circumstance

  A Word to the Class of 2020 You’ve been looking forward to May 2020 for the last 4 years, maybe even longer. The script you were given for these last four…

  

• Our Spaceship Earth

  Earth is home to people, and people matter to Jesus. Apollo 8 shocked the world in 1968. A mission that was supposed to bring man to the moon also brought Earth…

  

• What Day Is It Again?

  Now is a perfect moment to start treating time the way Jesus did Mondays feel like Fridays don’t they? We’re trying to keep a sense of normal by keeping pace with…