Drick Boyd's Blog
Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Books That Shaped My Life #11)
Note: After a several month hiatus, I am renewing this series on important books that have impacted me. A Slow Impact Probably more than any other book in this series, no book has redirected the course of my life like Pedagogy of the Oppressed, and no author has...
Dear Evangelicals— You are not the only Christians
The Christianity Today controversy On December 19, 2019 Christianity Today editor Mark Galli dropped a bombshell when he called for President Trump to be removed from office for his attempts to bribe the president of Ukraine by withholding funds passed by Congress. ...
Hope is an Active Verb
The beginning of a new year is usually a time when people make resolutions and plans for the year ahead. The turning of the calendar can give one a sense of new beginning, new opportunities, new hopes. I am one such person. I am actually one of those people who not...
The Paradox of Tragedy
Two Tragedies Over the past few weeks I have experienced two (what for me were) tragedies. In neither case was I directly affected and yet because of my relationships with the people who were affected, I have been deeply impacted by...
A New Low & A Creative Comeback
Hardly a day goes by when something #45 Tweets or says does not make me cringe. But this week he sank to a new low when he mocked Time’s Person of the Year Greta Thunberg. Like a petulant, jealous middle schooler Trump tweeted “So ridiculous, Greta must work on her...
Telling it Like it is
What’s Gone on Recently What do we do with a President who seems bent on destruction – his own and the nation he supposedly leads. Why do I say this? He has repeatedly called out four democratic congresswomen and tells them to “go back to where they came from.” All of...
Why America Needs Racism and Poverty (Books That Shaped My Life #10)
One cold January morning in 1979 or 1980, during a Jan-term at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary (GCTS), I walked into a classroom and was greeted by a tall, lanky, African-American man in his late 50’s. During that month I was taking a course on racism with Dr....
Passages (Books That Shaped My Life #9)
In the mid-1970s when I was living in Boston, an exciting new bookstore opened in the downtown area. Up until that point bookstores tended to be small and focused on certain genres. In order to get the book you wanted you needed to know what store to go to. But that...
Completely Pro-Life (Books That Shaped My Life #8)
I oppose abortion, but I also support a women’s right to choose what happens with her body.
The People’s Congress
We want leaders who are role models. We want leaders who are willing to listen, especially to those with whom they disagree. We want leaders who sow understanding rather than chaos. And mostly they want leaders who tell the truth.
Out of the Woods and into Wha-a-a-a-t????
Donald Trump and I are not that different. What is different is that I am trying to own my racism, and make changes in my attitudes, actions, words, and emotions. This does not make me better than him, just more conscious.
A Theology of Liberation (Books That Shaped My Life #7)
Jamaica Plain In May 1975 after I graduated from Duke University, I packed up my 1968 Ford Mustang and headed north from Durham, NC to Boston, MA. I had gotten a summer job with a national Christian organization called Young Life. My job was to research the...
The Mystery of Faith
One Who Professed Faith This past Sunday, a 12-year old boy was baptized by our pastor. For those not familiar with the Baptist and Anabaptist traditions, baptism in these churches does not happen when a child is born, but rather when that child at whatever age makes...
Memorial Day Reflections
Warning Label Let me start out by acknowledging that what I have to say in this entry has the potential to piss some people off. That is not my intent, but what I am talking about is sensitive, and it is bound to hit a nerve for some folks. I just ask that you...
Beyond “Beating Trump”
Former Vice President Joe Biden was in Philadelphia last weekend to kick off his campaign for President. Like many of his fellow contenders, Biden echoed a common sentiment among Democrats: the number one priority in the 2020 presidential campaign is to beat Donald...