Reclaiming Very Goodness
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters....
View ArticleHOPE
Recently, my husband and I went to visit with a friend who lost a loved one. It was a very somber visit where the feeling of grief and sorrow was in the air. We, along with everyone else present, hoped...
View ArticleAll You Need Is Love
Do you remember the Beatles hit song from 1967, All You Need Is Love?. Well I don’t, I was not even alive much less thought about back then. But I know it, and today, for some reason, it is has been...
View ArticleWhat Happens When You Are Not Fully Human
A self-righteous, religious leader once asked Jesus a question. “Teacher, what is the greatest commandment in the law (Matthew 22.36)?” And although Jesus knew that in his questioning, this man was up...
View ArticleA Dose of Perspective
It may come as a surprise to many of you, especially of those who know me really well, that my express goal or purpose in life is not to see social justice and reconciliation realized. I know that is...
View ArticleMessage in the Music: What I Learned from Fela
Yesterday my husband and I went to see a musical about the Afro-beat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. And let me tell you, it was awesome. Between the amazing drum beats which took me back to the days when...
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