“Cross my heart and hope to die. Stick a needle in my eye.” Our promises use to mean something. As children, we took our commitment– no matter how trivial or time- sensitive– seriously. We meant what we said with our little mouths about a rumor we had heard or the score of last night’s game. […]
This is what some persons indigenous to what is now the United States say. Mic recently posted an article as well as a video capturing a portion of a couple of women’s perspective on the holiday. So, while we are passing the turkey and gravy, let us not pass over the experience of others on Thanksgiving Day. As we […]
Interesting title, huh? Well, I have a bit of good news to share. I learned this past week that my grant proposal for the Louisville Institute’s Pastoral Study Project was accepted. Woo- hoo! What does this mean? It’s means that I am going to Koinonia Farm in Americus, Georgia! I will learn in community the […]
“Community life is martyrdom by fire: it means the daily sacrifice of all of our strength and all our rights, all the claims we commonly make on life and assume to be justified. In the symbol of fire, the individual logs burn away so that, united, its glowing flames send out warmth and light and […]
“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.” | Rosa Parks “There’s a lot of racism in this country disguised as patriotism.” |Colin Kaepernick The NBA’s Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum sent an email on Friday reminding its players that they are required to stand during the national anthem. But, they […]