Please, Let it Be Just Me
Years ago when I was in youth ministry I found myself deep in conversation with a group of freshman girls in the wee hours of a Saturday morning. It was […]
The Stone Cast Upon the Water
The August 15 edition of the “Christian Century” magazine highlighted research done by Benjamin Knoll and Cammie Jo Bolin which shows that “girls who have had a direct example of […]
The Cost of Inclusion
There is a hymn that is often sung in churches entitled “All Are Welcome,” and in the fourth verse there is a line that goes: Here the outcast and the […]
Slaying Giants
David said to Saul, “Let no one’s heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”Saul said to David, “You are not able to go […]
A Different Kind of Visitation: Re-Thinking Matthew 25
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be […]
Swords Into Plowshares
I would like to begin by sharing a bit of how I came to realize that gun violence is my problem, and not only can I be a part of […]
Why We Need More than a Framework of Rights in the Struggle for Justice
On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria devastated my home island of Puerto Rico. In less than 24 hours, over 3 million people lost access to running water, electricity and telecommunications. […]
Marching for our Lives: Called and Named
Looking younger than her eleven years, Naomi Wadler stepped up to the microphone to address more than half a million gathered in Washington, DC. She recalled how she and a […]
Godless Politicians Can Save Their Thoughts and Prayers
If that title sounds cranky, it’s because it is. I am. I’m fed up. I’m fed up with mass shootings, and I’m fed up with the political inaction that inevitably […]
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