Good Trouble
Let me tell you a story about a group of people who have a history of getting into good trouble, to borrow the words of John Lewis. Now some might […]
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Immigration and our Call to Love
Her name is Isabelle.1 Originally from Venezuela, she left her home because she and her husband could not afford to feed their children. Life in Venezuela had become untenable. So […]
Repairers of the Breach
The Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your needs in parched places and make your bones strong, and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of […]
The Whole Story
I was in third grade, nestled next to my family in some discount theater in Salem, Massachusetts. The seats had a sheen where greasy popcorn hands had been wiped on […]
A Prayer for the Waiting
Do you like waiting? I write about how in dealing with infertility, you are often stuck in two-week increments: two weeks to ovulation, two weeks of waiting. Repeat. Only, it […]
A Review of Speaking Truth: Women Raising Their Voices in Prayer
In early March, a copy of Speaking Truth arrived at my house, and I was excited to read it. I was busy pastoring during Lent and making plans for Easter, […]
The Mask
Did you know that for what seems like forever, I have had to wear a mask whenever I want to go out of the house? It’s a mask meant to […]
I’m Still Here: A Review
Austin Channing Brown’s I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness was released this year and I commend it to you. Brown’s memoir is essential reading. Especially Christians who are […]
A Land Flowing with Milk and Honey: Food Justice & Soul Work
“Attitudes to food have always been integral to the spiritual life and a prime metaphor for vital energy for our goal…the nourishing of a community is inextricably bound up with […]
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 […]
