More to Say…
My mother used to say, “I have more to tell you, but not yet.” And I would wonder what she meant because, after all, I thought I was capable of understanding whatever she had to say. I didn’t respect the breadth of her experience. She was not a certified authority or, I thought, a particularly […]
The Liberating Face of God – Mar. 16, 2021
“Both the church and the individuals within it need to be purified if we’re to see God or ourselves clearly, which we must do if we’re to reflect the Divine to a world that is gazing at us. Purification is painful, because it requires a self-emptying, or kenosis, of all that‘s false and destructive, so […]
Let My Anger Tell the Truth – Mar. 9, 2021
Inhale: Let my anger tell the truthExhale: Let my rage protect the holy. –Cole Arthur Riley, Black Liturgies
Chaos or Community? – Jan. 18, 2021
“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.” -Martin Luther King, Jr., Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, Oslo, Norway, 1964
