Archive - The Crux

“Even God Cannot Hear Us”, Educational Authoritarianism, Univ. Presidents Testify on Antisemitism

Plus: the Worst Kind of Police and Being Fortified for Justice

23 hrs ago •

Jonathan Walton

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JR Forasteros, Jason Stanley and understanding Fascism

Words mean things and have consequences.

Jul 17 •

Jonathan Walton

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"River of Currency"

A poem that never got old and I wish would go away

Jul 17 •

Jonathan Walton

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Here is what happens when I decide to move fast and break things.

The first thing to break is me.

Jul 15 •

Jonathan Walton

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Did you take a Sabbath?

The 4th Commandment is an impractical suggestion

Jul 14 •

Jonathan Walton

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Her friend was taken by ICE in Tacoma

As more people are detained, packed into detention camps indefinitely and masses of people and resources are mobilized to exploit and violate, we must…

Jul 3 •

Jonathan Walton

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Jesus For President: Poetry from nearly 20 years ago.

Jesus followers must be frustratingly consistent.

Jul 2 •

Jonathan Walton

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Jesus, Josh Johnson, and Comedy as Coping

What do you do to get through?

Jul 2 •

Jonathan Walton

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June 2025

Microaggressions, Emotional Health and Racial Justice.

That's what I talked about at Church this week. What about you?

Jun 30 •

Jonathan Walton

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UVA President Out Over DEI, Climate.gov goes dark, and Pray for Refugees

PLUS: Social Media Screenings for International Students and Freshman Demographics Since 2010

Jun 27 •

Jonathan Walton

Joy Ann Reid & the United States of Amnesia

War in Iran, Genocide in Gaza, and the rising tide against Zohran Mamdani

Jun 26 •

Jonathan Walton

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He passed away before we could be friends

A poem for Melvin

Jun 25 •

Jonathan Walton

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