We have the words of King but not his walk.

We quote King, but we do not live like him. We celebrate him but we don’t imitate him. We love King’s wisdom, but not King’s way.

In this podcast, I talk about what makes King’s way so hard, and why we need to take up the mission despite the difficulty.

What part of King’s vision and legacy do you find most inspiring? What part are we most in need of today? Let us know in the comments!

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

No. I’m not talking about Christmas (that’s wonderful, too).

But if you know me and my former podcast, Pass The Mic, you already know what I mean.

Cultural Artifacts!!!

This is the first Cultural Artifacts episode since PTM ended, so it is only right and fitting that my very first official guest on The Justice Briefing is none other than Rev. G. Tyler Burns!

I honestly can’t imagine a better way to mark this moment.

For longtime PTM listeners, this will feel like slipping into a familiar groove.

As always, the rules remain the same: these artifacts don’t have to be new.

They just have to be consumed this year. The things that steadied us. Challenged us. Made us feel more human in a year that demanded a lot.

This is Part 1 of 2, so consider this your invitation to settle in—and start making your own list.

We’ll be back next Thursday (12/18) for part 2 of Cultural Artifacts.

Catch us right here on Substack Live or on my YouTube page.

What’s on your cultural artifacts list this year? Let us know in the comments.

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After countless hours studying Klan documents, rituals, speeches, and theology—and comparing them with what we see today—I am prepared to make this claim clearly:

There is a direct ideological line from the Ku Klux Klan to modern white Christian nationalism.

This is not a clickbait claim. It is a historically grounded conclusion.

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There are moments in a democracy when the choice becomes stark, the stakes undeniable, and the moral line unmistakable.

Recent events in our nation have made a simple fact painfully clear:

There is no redeeming this presidency. And now it’s time to say what millions are thinking but too few are willing to say out loud.

Trump has to go. Legally. Immediately. Without equivocation.

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This is the multimedia ecosystem we’re building together: historically grounded, theologically rooted, and action oriented.

I want to invite you to be part of the founding moment.

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The truth is not valuable only when it produces political fallout.

The truth matters because it is the truth.

If nothing else, we owe the survivors honesty.

Truth is liberation. Truth is light. Truth is how people wounded in the dark find their way back toward hope.

And future generations will judge us on this.

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Today, I’m officially announcing that the podcast is becoming The Justice Briefing‼️

Welcome to the first episode.

The Justice Briefing brings you the most important issues of the day, and interprets them at the intersection of faith, history, joy, and justice.

It’s designed as a constructive alternative to the far-right Christian media ecosystem, helping people interpret events through truth, not fear.

The Justice Briefing is place where truth is not an accessory to politics but the starting point for liberation.

If we are going to resist culture war chatter and podcasts that play on fear and distortion, then we need clarity not just commentary.

We need a briefing for the brave. And that’s exactly what The Justice Briefing is.

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Tuesday’s elections weren’t just a good night for Democrats—they were a good night for democracy.

From coast to coast, voters delivered decisive victories that political analysts quickly dubbed a “blue wave.”

But beneath the headlines and hashtags lies a deeper story about race, gender, and education—about who showed up, who shifted, and what these patterns say about the future of democracy in America.

What stands out to you about these results when you look through the data? Let us know in the comments?

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Few things outrage me more than seeing poor people anxious about putting food on the table while the president and his family get richer by the billions.

On November 1, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will no longer have funding.

SNAP helps feed more than 40 million low-income Americans, including children, the elderly, and the disabled.

They are facing food insecurity while the president has used his political office for personal profit.

There’s a word for this kind of malfeasance—Greed.

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I partnered with the Los Angeles Film Studies Center for a teach-in called “How to Watch a Movie (as a Christian).”

Watch the replay.

When you’re done, make an investment in the LA Film Studies Center, and help them train the next generation of Christian storytellers.

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"When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir." ~ MLK, "I Have a Dream" Speech, 1963

My interview guest, Clint Smith, referred to this ‘promissory note’ in our conversation about the new project from The Atlantic—“The Unfinished Revolution.”

Smith helps us how history can be a light guiding us on the path toward a multiracial participatory democracy.

I invite you to listen to our full conversation. If it’s helpful, please share it with others online.

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So what comes after Trump?

Perhaps a vacuum of power.

Maybe there is confusion and chaos.

Maybe there is jockeying among far right extremists to anoint a successor.

In every transition, there is opportunity.

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