I never really liked Easter – the pastel holiday of springtime flowers, the tired imagery of an emptied tomb, the hollow cheers..
Inside, Outside, Upside Down is the title of a children’s book written by Stan and Jan Berenstein to teach young children about..
During the first few weeks of middle school, I learned to brace for a punch in the arm every morning. “Being bullied”..
One of my spiritual practices is community organizing. I never imagined I would find God in organizing work, or that I would..
In 1972, I was 12 years old on a bus headed to Wooddale Junior High School in Memphis, Tennessee. The year before,..
The screams of hate against refugees, undocumented peoples, and children fuel a fire within me, I embrace the fire and release the..
Several years ago, at Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, I attended a Styberg Library lecture by Stephen Ray Jr. that..
Pray for the community each day. Identify community leaders with power and influence. Have a relational meeting with at least three..
Years ago, I visited a church whose pastor proudly explained that their congregation was involved in 17 mission activities and programs. There..
My six-year-old daughter just spent an hour explaining, in painful detail, the plot and characters of the animated show “Avatar,” originally on..
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