A man in my congregation called me to discuss a gravely unjust situation that was unfolding within his family. Folks were telling lies, leaving him and his grown son marginalized and excluded and caught – so it seemed – in a terrible Catch-22: Let the lies be, and risk being shut out of the family for good; Confront the lies, and risk exploding the family and alienating themselves forever.
The stuff I take in as a pastor. Just heartbreaking.
He asked me what I thought, what counsel I might give, and we talked about that for a while – some possible approaches for remedying the injustice. Towards the end of the conversation he said, “As you can imagine, pastor, I’m …
White Christianity’s commitment to coercive power isn’t new. Thankfully, there are alternatives for those desiring to see.
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Rest allows the things stirring in us to reveal God’s stirring in all things.
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Underneath everything there’s a Current flowing in us.
A flow of thoughts, of memories, of indescribable longings. It has free rein when we sleep and…
Rest allows the things stirring in us to reveal God’s stirring in all things.
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Underneath everything there’s a Current flowing in us.
A flow of thoughts, of memories, of indescribable longings. It has free rein when we sleep and…
“The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love — whether we call it friendship or family or romance — is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other’s light.” (James Baldwin)
For a significant portion of my…
