Race has the power to silence us. Whatever the reason- boredom, distraction, guilt, shame, ignorance, apathy or exhaustion- we stop talking about race. We change with the news cycle and move on to the next story. Because the conversation is so sad, so taxing, so difficult. It hurts too much. It’s scary. It will take […]
“Hi. I’m white. You’re black. Let’s be friends.” This kind of introduction is too simple and superficial. It’s also not realistic. Relationships that begin or are connected to one’s racial identity will ultimately lack true feeling and are not rooted in reality but stuck in social temperatures that could go up or down, depending on […]
A dear ministry friend, Rev. Trisha Miller Manarin, included a section of this writing in a sacred work that she has asked me to participate in. The words met me right where I was and sat with me. I pray that they might do the same for you. Don’t struggle and strive so, my child. […]
Summer is well underway and I, like so many others, am wondering where the time has gone. More than a few days have been lost to thunderstorms and heat waves; both of which, I am happy to wave goodbye to. On those days, I stayed in, hid behind my keyboard and waited for a better […]
If you are feeling your way through life, seemingly trapped in a tunnel with no end and consequently, no light in sight… If you, like Joseph, find yourself in a pit, pushed down by those who were supposed to love you and help you make your dreams come true… If you, like Jesus, were in […]