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Let Freedom Ring?
The week after the Fourth of July always leaves a lingering smoke, not just from the fireworks, but from the deep ideological fractures that divide our nation. While some celebrated unbridled liberty, others found themselves reflecting on an unfulfilled promise. As Frederick Douglass famously asked in 1852, “What, to the Slave, is the Fourth 4th…
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George Floyd is Not a Joke
Recently in the roast of a public figure, another comedian made reference to George Floyd, mocking Floyd’s pleas for breath in his last moments. When a public figure steps onto a massive global stage and turns a taped, public execution into a lighthearted punchline, it signals a terrifying structural rot in our culture. George Floyd’s…
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Juneteenth: Freedom Restored
This week, I had the privilege of hosting a training intensive with a beautifully diverse cohort of Christian leaders. Spanning a wide array of racial backgrounds, varying perspectives, and denominations, our focus was equipping leaders to find true freedom from the culture wars. As we celebrate Juneteenth, our minds naturally turn to June 19, 1865,…
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Our Vote is Our Voice
How do we reconcile our national narrative of “progress” with legal decisions that seem to systematically dismantle the 20th century’s hardest-won victories? The recent action by the Supreme Court to expedite a ruling that effectively guts Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is more than a procedural update—it is a profound regression of American…
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Leading Without Self-Neglect
True leadership isn’t about being a superhero who carries every burden; it’s about being a catalyst who builds shared resilience. While empathy is a prerequisite for effective leadership, if you are not careful, ‘bearing one another’s burdens’ can easily degrade into ‘carrying their non-transferable loads.’ The most impactful leaders I know don’t strive for self-sufficiency;…
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The Altar of Action
My reconciliation work through Kathairo is based on Jesus’ words in John 15 “cleansing” is rarely just a surface-level endeavor. To truly purify the soil of our cities, we have to address the deep-rooted toxins of systemic oppression and racism. While policy shifts and economic programs are vital tools, there is a dimension of leadership…
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The Danger of Christian Nationalism
This past Sunday at church I felt led to address the need for calling out racist rhetoric in the United States. Many have asked a deeper question: What is happening inside American Christianity? One answer we cannot ignore is the rise of Christian nationalism. At its core, Christian nationalism is the belief that Christianity should…
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Why Christians Must Call Out Racism
The recent social-media post from President Trump that depicted former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes rightly drew widespread outrage; and Christians should be among those raising their voices. What was shared was not just political theater but imagery grounded in a painful and explicit history of racial dehumanization in the United States.…
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Leading Cultural Conversations in Uncertainty
In seasons of cultural uncertainty, leadership is revealed as much by character as by competence. Recent events involving ICE activity and community response in Minnesota have once again surfaced deep fear, anger, and disagreement across workplaces, churches, and teams. While these moments are complex, leaders cannot afford silence—or overreaction. Effective leadership in uncertain cultural climates…
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10 Leadership Books That Are Reshaping My Approach
Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed. -Proverbs 15:22 As part of my Doctor of Ministry program, I worked through ten formative leadership texts, each approaching leadership from a distinct angle—organizational, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and ethical. Read together, they offered far more than techniques. They reframed what leadership actually is and what…
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