The Eremos Blog
Welcome to the Eremos blog—a space where faith, spirituality, and everyday life converge through diverse voices and perspectives. Featuring insights and wisdom from a variety of authors, each post offers reflections drawn from their unique spiritual journeys. Whether you’re seeking encouragement, inspiration, or a deeper connection, the Eremos blog invites you to explore, reflect, and grow alongside a community of fellow seekers.
“Why Do We Need Black History Month?” (A Response from a White Guy)
"I don’t get it. But I used to."
I used to understand the pushback: “Why do we need Black History Month?”
I used to nod along, thinking, “Isn’t this just dividing us more?”
But it doesn’t make sense anymore.
It’s like this: imagine your house is on fire. Flames are ripping through the walls, and when the firefighters arrive, they start hosing down every house on the street. When you yell, “My house is burning!” they respond, “Well, all homes matter.”
Technically true. But completely missing the point.
Black History Month isn’t about saying Black history matters more. It’s about acknowledging that Black history has been systemically ignored, erased, or whitewashed. It’s about pulling up a chair for the stories that were left out of the room entirely.
So instead of asking, “Why do we need Black History Month?” maybe the better question is:
“Why were we ever okay without it?”
The Bigger Problem: Religious But Not Spiritual
There’s a lot of talk these days about people leaving the church, identifying as Spiritual but Not Religious (SBNR). But what if we’ve been focused on the wrong thing?
What if the bigger problem isn’t those leaving, but those staying?
Because while the rise of the spiritual-but-not-religious gets all the attention, there’s another group that’s quietly shaping the Church from the inside out—the religious but not spiritual.