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John Powell

Powell: The power of kneeling

Americans and Anabaptists, we have a problem. It’s a race problem. We’ve begun to have a conversation about racial injustice and the killing of black

John Powell

October 30, 2017

Powell: Why I sing gospel

It’s hard to keep focused on God’s preferred future when marginalized communities are attacked and deprived of justice. People use different coping mechanisms to deal

John Powell

May 22, 2017

Powell: Freedom from anxiety is right around the corner

A Feb. 15 Harris poll for the American Psychological Association found Americans haven’t experienced this much stress in many years. According to the poll, 66

John Powell

April 10, 2017

Powell: Pray, resist, act

Alternative facts promoted as truth have become a hallmark of President Trump’s administration. Sociologist and former senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan once said, “You are entitled

John Powell

February 27, 2017

Powell: Surviving the flood

Several days after Donald Trump became president-elect of the United States, religious leaders in Buffalo, N.Y., invited me to a meeting that explored ways to

John Powell

January 16, 2017

Powell: What kind of savior?

In a past column I asked, “Are you looking for Jesus?” I wrote that some people are looking for Jesus to provide material possessions. Their

John Powell

October 24, 2016

Powell: A privileged position

The presidential election campaign is drawing attention to white privilege. Many whites deny they are privileged because of their skin tone. When their privilege is

John Powell

September 12, 2016

No more silence

My daughter is a social justice advocate in her city. We recently had a conversation about the realities of living as a person of color.

John Powell

August 1, 2016

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