Conspiracy theories were once routinely dismissed by reasonable people—until professors and politicians gave conspiracy theories a new name: social justice. In an article about white privilege last year, I said, “[the] government is not secretly plotting my demise. I do not believe Justin Trudeau—and Donald Trump for Black Americans—is clever enough to pull that off,…
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It’s illegal to murder all women and men. It’s illegal to murder all Black people and all ethnic groups. It’s illegal to murder all immigrants and all citizens. It’s illegal to murder all poor people and rich people. It’s illegal to strip human rights from every group of people from everywhere in Canada and America—unless…
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Two weeks ago, I received a phone call from mom, and she immediately said, “Sammy, do not weep when I die. Be happy. Be happy when I die. When I die, I’ll be with Jesus. Be happy when I die, as happy as you’ve made me while I’m alive.” Do not weep when I die…
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Black Lives Matter Toronto called Justin Trudeau a “White supremacist terrorist” two years ago. The social justice group made the accusation against Trudeau because his immigration policies are more restrictive than they hoped for. At the time, Black Lives Matter Toronto had a favourable reputation in the media, but their accusation against Justin Trudeau received…
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Mom was quiet on the train. They all were. My little siblings were quiet too. They were tired. We all were. We children carried our school bags and suitcases into the train. And mom carried the weight of her suffering into the train. We were all restless. We were all homeless. We were escorted out…
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The prosperity gospel impoverishes the people it promises to prosper. It kills the people it promises to heal. The prosperity gospel is not the gospel—though millions of vulnerable people across the world believe it is. But for many of us, the prosperity gospel isn’t relevant anymore. We don’t seem nearly as concerned about it like…
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Years ago, when I was 18, I received a phone call from a friend of mine. And minutes into the phone call, she asked me: “Sam, what would you say to a girl considering an abortion? I believed that was just another one of her hypothetical questions. I believed that was just a random question….
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I saw my father for the first time when I was 19. He was also 19 at the time. It wasn’t how I pictured seeing him for the first time. It was more abstract and less tangible than I imagined. He didn’t react when I held him. He didn’t look back at me when I…
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I didn’t know I was dying until they moved me to a hospital next to a cemetery. That night and every night at the hospital, I fell asleep thinking, dreaming I was closing my eyes for the final time. I was eight years old and I knew I was dying. I knew what death looked…
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I’ve been baptized twice. I was baptized for the first time two years before I became a Christian. And I was baptized for the second time six years after I became a Christian. But what happened in between that time is why I am a Baptist. I was baptized for the first time when I…
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