My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Psalm 22:1 Spoken by Jesus as he hung on the cross, an innocent man being executed by powers of the state. As I’ve listened and sat at the feet of Black people, particularly Read more…
In just a week, we’ll be celebrating Easter –– the holiest day of the Christian year. This year, we get to celebrate the persistent, death-defying life of Jesus together in two ways –– both online and with socially-distant, in-person small groups.
Let’s say it loud and clear: racism, homophobia, anti-Asian discrimination, sexism, and misogyny are not Christian values. Equity, inclusion, justice and belonging are values that follow in the way of Jesus. This has been a cruel and painful week — Read more…
This season, we are looking at individual spiritual practices that keep us together as a community: reading the Bible, praying, giving, fasting and acts of justice and mercy.
My 13-year-old is currently studying moral development, philosophy and values (the gift of homeschooling with the amazing Elizabeth Vice as her Montesorri guide). We’ve talked a lot these past few weeks about Christian values, our own personal values and how Read more…
I love how the beginning of the new year coincides with the celebration in the church of Epiphany. During Epiphany, we remember the journey of the Magi, astrologers from distant countries who took a long journey following a star, very Read more…
We want to show our friends in Louisiana and Texas that they are not alone and they God hears their cries for relief and recovery. This Sunday, 10 percent of our offerings will go to the United Methodist Committee on Relief.
This week, we celebrate five years of marriage equality, when the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage was constitutional and to be implemented across the country. That day my news feeds were filed with rainbows, couples embracing while they wept Read more…
For those of us who have lived in Charleston for more than five years, we divide our tenure here into “before the Emanuel AME shooting” and “after the Emanuel AME shooting.”
The most urgent work of our time as white people is to dismantle white supremacy and fully embrace a life of anti-racism.