Realities of Reconciliation
As the PCUSA takes up ratification of two historic measures — the Belhar Confession (Amendment 14-1) and the recognition of marriage...
National Committee (NC) of the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship
Friends, As some of you may know, the National Committee (NC) of the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship has made a serious commitment...
Expecting Injustice: My Reaction to White America
Recently on the train, there was small group of black people being rowdy, listening to music and rapping, gathered on one...
What’s love got to do with Ratification, Ferguson, and Congregations?
The answer for me is, everything. Unlike the amazing Tina Turner, I’m not talking about protecting our hearts so we may...
Put the Gospel in Your Body
On the final descent into Tucson International Airport, I look out the window to be welcomed home by the Catalina Mountains....
Knowing When to Just Shut Up
Ah, privilege! What a loaded word that is, isn’t it? By just saying that one word, you can depress or enrage...
I Won the Lottery
I won the lottery. This is why I’m throwing away the winning ticket! I’m not sure when it was. It didn’t...
Black Queers in a White Straight Church
An MLP Interview with Yoruba Richen, the film director of the documentary The New Black. At the upcoming 2014 General Assembly in...
Call to Worship for Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday
The Prophet Micah told us that the LORD requires us to do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with God. As...
Beauty
“They’ll see how beautiful I am and be ashamed.” Langston Hughes, I, Too Oppression is the sustained refusal of beauty. Practicing...
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