Dom Writes Stories

This is where I write about life as I'm living it, cultural moments that make me stop and think, and personal experiences I couldn't keep to myself. Because our stories are more connected than we let on, and there is power when a person reads the thing they've been afraid to say out loud.
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Dominique Wilder 4/30/25 Dominique Wilder 4/30/25

Sinners vs. The Chosen: When Christian Criticism Contradicts Christian Consumption

There's been a lot of noise lately about Sinners — a film many “critics” haven't even seen.

Dominique Wilder 4/21/25 Dominique Wilder 4/21/25

Not Catholic, Still Convicted: What the Black Church Can Learn From Pope Francis

I was raised Pentecostal, but educated Catholic from Pre-K through 12th grade.

Dominique Wilder 12/2/24 Dominique Wilder 12/2/24

The Gospel According to Tobe Nwigwe: What One Song Said That the Church Wouldn't

"Tobe Nwigwe said the thing the church has been tiptoeing around for years — out loud, on a record, with his whole chest. The response told me everything I needed to know about who's actually ready for the gospel and who just likes the idea of it."

Dominique Wilder 9/23/24 Dominique Wilder 9/23/24

Brother Love, Brother Pastor: What Diddy and Church Leaders Have in Common

From religious institutions to the glamorous yet guarded realms of celebrity, the patterns disturbingly mirror one another.

Dom Writes Stories

Sinners vs. The Chosen: When Christian Criticism Contradicts Christian Consumption

Not Catholic, Still Convicted: What the Black Church Can Learn From Pope Francis

The Gospel According to Tobe Nwigwe: What One Song Said That the Church Wouldn't

Brother Love, Brother Pastor: What Diddy and Church Leaders Have in Common

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