Sounding An Alarm!

Before oppression is written into law, it is almost always preached into legitimacy.

In the fall of 2023, I spent my sabbatical in Cape Town, South Africa. Through the extraordinary generosity of my dear friend, the Rev. René August, I experienced not only the breathtaking beauty of her homeland, but also its history through the eyes of someone whose vision had not been shaped by curated stories or redacted histories.

We Are At War

Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

I write to you with the weight of the watchman on the wall. The prophet Ezekiel was given a charge: “If the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned… his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand.” (Ezekiel 33:6). Beloved, I am sounding the trumpet. I will not be silent, and I will not be still.

On April 29, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Louisiana v. Callais. By a vote of 6 to 3, the Court struck down a Louisiana congressional map that had been drawn — under court order — to give Black voters a fair opportunity to elect representatives of their choice. In doing so, the Court did not merely rule on a single map in a single state. It gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — the last remaining pillar of the law that the blood of the martyrs purchased.

An Op-Ed for the Faith Community and All Who Love Democracy

They Have Stolen Our Vote. Now They Have Stolen Our Voice. The Faith Community Must Rise.

On April 29, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States dealt a devastating blow to the heart of American democracy. In Louisiana v. Callais, the Court's six conservative justices effectively dismantled what remained of the Voting Rights Act of 1965—the law for which our ancestors bled, marched, and died on the Edmund Pettus Bridge.