NEWS

Happy Monday, friends! Tomorrow, we celebrate the Fourth of July, our Independence Day. History tells us, somewhat incorrectly, that on...

Happy Monday, friends! Recently, my friend and pastor, Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis, was preaching on race, racism, and the responsibilities of...

Happy Pride and Happy Juneteenth, friends! Last week I reflected on the first verse of “American Spirits” by Drumming Bird. This week I...

[Content warning: Mention of suicide] Happy Pride, friends! Rarely does a song touch me as deeply as "American Spirits" by Drumming Bird...

Happy Monday, friends, and Happy Pride Month! Pride Month is a fascinating exercise in community dynamics, performative allyship mixed...

Happy Monday, my friends! For the last two weeks we’ve been discussing how we declare that something is “not my problem.” In one sense it...

Happy Monday, my friends! Last week I tried to make the point that it can be healthy to say that something “isn’t my problem” when we...

Happy Monday, friends! Because of the work I do and because my interests are follow a fairly activist bent, I get a ton of emails asking...

Happy Monday, my friends! Some people do vacations really well. They know what they want, what they need, and what they enjoy. They...

Happy Monday, my friends! Just as each family is unique so too is each sibling relationship. When my sister was born—32 years ago today...

Happy Monday, my friends! Following on my theme of drawing inspiration from Christopher Sunami’s Hero for Christ, I’m turning to his...

Happy Monday, my friends! Following on my theme of drawing inspiration from Christopher Sunami’s Hero for Christ (and the overarching...

Alleluia! Christ is risen! Happy Monday and Happy Easter, my friends! I hope you all got to spend time with families and friends this...

Happy Monday, my friends! Last year I was invited to present at the Conference for All People sponsored by the Church and Community...

Happy Monday, friends! Recently, a friend and colleague sent me an essay she wrote in 2018 discussing how she became involved in advocacy...

Happy Monday, friends! Have you ever picked cherries? I haven’t. I’m not sure I could tell you where cherries grow. But I have been in...

Happy Monday, friends! Teresa of Ávila wrote, “Christ has no body but yours. No hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes...

Happy Monday, my friends! Do you ever long for home, your childhoods, or some other “better” time of your life? When the Israelites were...

Happy Monday, my friends! The church has entered the 40 days of examination and repentance known as Lent. We typically don’t wish each...

Happy Monday, my friends! Speaking about the lack of justice, the prophet Isaiah says, “Rise up, you people who are at ease, hear my...