If we are going to continue to make positive progress in embracing racial reconciliation we need to continue having conversations personally and in community. These conversations will not be easy but they are worth it. In this episode, I give some tools and statistics that you can use to help foster conversations and to help counter the objections that some…
Zeytun Ahmed is a young woman who chooses to live out her faith in the western world where sometimes wearing a hijab causes some people to resort to stereotypes. Having lived in a refugee camp, she is now a student at the University of Washington and impacting lives with her story, her faith, and her determination to leave her imprint…
Despite earning a Ph.D., and becoming a psychologist, pastor, and businessman none of these accomplishments has shielded Dr. Sims from the realities of being a black male in the United States of America even among people of faith. In part 1 we hear his story from being raised in Detroit, MI to being a college football player, and becoming a…
Dr. Sims discusses the system of Courageous Conversations to help address issues of faith and race. He gives examples of his work and his encounters in these areas including his work with faith leaders. He gives reasons for why we must continue this work in the community, especially in faith communities.
Many organizations take the time to create and document their statements and policies against racial and social injustice and the need for reconciliation. As good and bold as this is, does writing it down alone bring about the change we need? This episode calls for action by developing and executing an implementation plan with clear measures of accountability that result…
This is the debut episode of Above The Noise. I address why this podcast is needed and invite you to join the discussion. We look at how challenges of faith and race have not been reconciled over the ages and how the vestiges of this failure continue to haunt us. I then discuss how people of faith need to show…