The Purpose of Freedom

The Purpose of Freedom Preston Clegg Our public discourse today is saturated with the word “freedom”, but the more the word is used, the less meaning it seems to convey.  For many in our culture, the concept of freedom is only understood in a negative way. ...

Reflection on Pride Month

by Kale Anderson Below is a reflection on Pride month from one of 2BC’s own, Kale Anderson.We hope you’ll read it and recommit yourself to live a life of inclusion for all.  I heard an interview with the Christian rapper and author Sho Baraka. He mentioned a part of...

Juneteenth

JuneteenthChris Ellis 2BC Family, If you’re like me, you weren’t taught about Juneteenth growing up. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I learned about its importance in the history of America, and particularly in the Black community (though it...

The Banality of Evil

The Banality of EvilPreston Clegg Recently, a quotation has continued to find me through multiple avenues, and every time I read it, it stuns me.  The quote is from Hannah Arendt, a German-born Jew who survived the Holocaust and became one of the leading thinkers...

For Love of Neighbor

For Love of NeighborChris Ellis This legislative session, the Arkansas Legislature has made it tougher to vote. Well, it made it tougher for some of us to vote. The truth be told, folks like me, white and middle class, won’t have any problem. I’ve got my driver’s...

Prayers from a Springtime Pilgrim (Earth Day 2021)

(Janet Nye wrote these reflections last Spring. We’d like to share them with you on Earth Day 2021. Even deeper than concern about “saving the planet” comes the matter of coming to know and love the world we inhabit as God’s creation, of which we are a responsible...

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