Faithful Nurturing of the Easter Message
Summer vegetable seeds are beginning to sprout in my garden. Days of patient waiting for eruptions of bright green from the midst of dark, nurturing soil are now being rewarded. I anticipate summer’s fruitfulness, but we have a long way to go. Between now and first...
Rediscovering America in the Life Experiences of the Oppressed
This past week, Henry and I watched an illuminating and disturbing documentary entitled “Driving While Black.” It chronicles the advent of cars and freeways in America and the impact of both on the Black experience in this country. As we continue to co-facilitate the...
I’m Harvesting Awareness in 2020
The harvest season is here. The majority of humans now live in cities (55% in 2018), so we tend to be more out of touch with the seasonal rhythms of planting and harvesting (unless, like me, you have a garden!). We might put pumpkins on our porches, but few of us grow...
Faithfully Mirroring Jesus
The differences between the faith and teachings of Jesus and the institutional church his followers founded are vast and varied. I’ve spent a lot of my life articulating those differences and editing others’ articulations. So much of the Christian church has been...
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