Jelani Greenidge

Keep the Hope Fires Burning

“So tending to hope requires breath—not only the monitoring of our own breathing in self-care, but the continual breath of the Holy Spirit.”

Take Two Christian Terms and Call Me in the Morning

During an ad-break for a streaming TV drama, a question occurred to me—one of those questions I felt dumb for not knowing the answer to: Why do pharmaceuticals always have two names?

If It’s Sheep Versus Goats, Pick the GOAT

“One small silver lining in the rancor about race in America is that it might help propel us beyond polite dishonesty into real conversation.”

The Lord Is My Smartphone

One of the challenges every pastor has is to present God’s word in a way that is relatable to people in their everyday context. It

I Promise This One Is Worth Reading (Maybe)

Holly and I have settled into an unofficial practice that accompanies our television viewing: we often find ourselves rating the promises we see onscreen. You

Resisting the Divide

  In an episode of the TV dramedy Sports Night, wisecracking white sports anchor Dan Rydell (Josh Charles) is being reprimanded by his loving-yet-taciturn African

In Desperate Times, the E-Word Needs a Remix

Evangelicalism as a vehicle for political conquest is alive and well, but evangelicalism as a vehicle for evangelism is on life support and fading fast.