by Drick Boyd | Oct 26, 2026 | Featured
Introduction Over the next several weeks, I will be offering excerpts from my book Mystic Activism to provide the reader with an understanding of the concepts and practices discussed in this book In this excerpt, I describe how I am using the word mysticism, which...
by Drick Boyd | Oct 9, 2026 | Featured
Dear Friends – I am glad to announce that my most recent book, Mystic Activism: Spiritual Practices for Racial Justice, has been published by Cascade Books, a subsidiary of Wipf and Stock Publishers in Eugene, Oregon. In the book’s introduction, I state that...
by Drick Boyd | Aug 20, 2026 | Featured
I am writing this in August 2026. Just about a month ago I turned 73. From an early age through the whole of my life, all I knew was that when I entered my 70s, by all measures I would be considered “old.” However, since I retired 7 years ago, being in my 70s has...
by Drick Boyd | Jul 20, 2026 | Featured
Pathetic (adj.) “causing or capable of arousing feelings of pity, sympathetic sadness, or sorrow. It can also mean miserably or contemptibly inadequate, weak, or ineffective. Some hard words to the Christians of Ephesus Recently, as part of my daily devotional...
by Drick Boyd | Jul 2, 2026 | Featured
What Does Fascism Involve? Today, the term “fascist” is used across the political spectrum. Conservative Republicans sometimes label liberals as “fascist,” while liberals accuse the Trump administration of pursuing a fascist agenda. Some also compare the president to...
by Drick Boyd | Jun 18, 2026 | Featured, Uncategorized
NOTE: I am taking a break from my series on “Taking a Stand” to share a concrete example of how an organization taking a stand in Ohio has come under attack by the FBI. It illustrates the extent to which the Trump administration will go to disrupt full and fair...
