Using a Humility Shaker
Our church’s antiracism discussion group is on a summer hiatus, four years after we started. There are a handful of reasons for this, including members’ summer travels and Henry’s slow and sometimes bumpy healing journey. It’s also important to take periodic time for...
On Burning the Flag of Our Tattered Nation
A few days ago, I walked by this tattered and battered US flag in my neighborhood. It somehow became stuck on its own pole and is being torn apart by the wind. It seems a very poignant and relevant image for these United States as we approach another Independence Day....
Listening, Learning, and Bearing Witness
Ten days ago, I participated in a Listening and Healing Pilgrimage event sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona. The day was part of a series of events across the state of Arizona in which people were invited to listen to the stories of Native Americans who...
No One in Our Species Is Automatically Our Enemy
I was recently listening to an On Being discussion between Krista Tippett and Isabel Wilkerson, the author of Caste, a book we have read in our antiracism discussion group. Wilkerson was talking about the importance of those who are not in a subordinated caste needing...
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