Like Jesus, the fatted calf nourishes and sustains others. Like the Eucharist, the meat from the fatted calf becomes a little part of all who partake in it. The fatted calf reminds us of the self-giving love of Jesus.
Tisby is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the Church’s Complicity in Racism, How to Fight Racism, and How to Fight Racism: Young Reader’s Edition. He is also a history professor at Simmons College of Kentucky in Louisville. Tisby has co-hosted the “Pass the Mic” podcast since its inception seven years ago. His writing
Fisher serves as the Senior Pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church in Memphis, where he embraces the church’s deep-rooted legacy in the community. With a background in computer science and theology, he founded #UPTheVote901 to empower voters and elevate political engagement. Faith is a guiding force in his life, inspiring him to champion justice and inclusivity. Earle finds joy in
Lammers (she/her) is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and a third-generation clergy after her mother and grandfather – a fact that still surprises her more than anyone else! She has been a local church pastor, a divinity school administrator and adjunct faculty member, a hospital chaplain specializing in trauma and palliative medicine, and a student
Tisby is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the Church’s Complicity in Racism, How to Fight Racism, and How to Fight Racism: Young Reader’s Edition. He is also a history professor at Simmons College of Kentucky in Louisville. Tisby has co-hosted the “Pass the Mic” podcast since its inception seven years ago. His writing
This is a God who looks upon us and sees that we aren’t yet what we could be, we are not at full blossom, and so this God shows up not with an axe but with a shovel and a wheelbarrow full of mulch, patience, and hope.
Gordon is a proud Memphian born and raised who started Muddy’s Bake Shop, a homestyle American bakery in Memphis, TN. She continually strives for excellence in their baked goods and emphasizes an environment of learning and service. Gordon builds community within and outside Muddy’s walls by connecting the dots between mission, vision, strategy, and tactics, developing and supporting the
Kim-Kort, (she/they) is a doctoral candidate in Religious Studies at Indiana University. She juggles various jobs, including speaking, writing, and trying to maintain some semblance of sanity raising three athletic children who have games all over the DMV. She believes: “In all times, the Church, and especially the local church, gives me hope. Most days, I don’t understand this
We have Abram in a world in which things die and bleed and nourish one another. A world in which one being is sacrificed for the life of another all the time and everywhere. That world, not one cleaned up of its wildness and its gore, is where God is met. This Earth, not the heavens, is what God
The Rev. Dr. Craig is a Cumberland Presbyterian minister, community development nerd, wannabe poet, and personal photographer for her two-year-old identical twin girls. Growing up in rural Alabama as the only Asian kid other than her brother shaped her curiosity about marginalized places, community, and belonging. She’s most at home in borderland spaces, whether that be leading an arts