Our Meal of Resistance 18 Apr, 2017 I first met Debra at our Arizona senator’s office. Our paths crossed again at an ACLU Resistance Training. This time Debra came with her partner, Candy, and… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
Devotions out of the Bread Narratives 14 Apr, 2017 This week I’ve been sharing devotions – and action steps – out of the Bread Narratives of Scripture. Here are all five reflections in one place! MONDAY:… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
Hard Work and the New City 13 Mar, 2017 It’s hard to imagine newness in the shadow of destruction. In the days after 9/11, we suffered disorientation. How could we think beyond the pile of smoldering… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
What’s Next 20 Feb, 2017 On a Sunday morning one January in 2013, the central marketplace in Burundi exploded into flames. By the day’s end the hub of the local economy melted,… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
we start at a loss 07 Feb, 2017 I am at a loss. In the aftermath of the U.S. election I see the national terrain differently. I see people differently. The veneer is gone. I… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
When We Lament 18 Jan, 2017 The days following the American election plunged me into lament. Everything around me was in grayscale; everything in me was melancholy. Yet full-scale lament was premature because… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
advent four | kings & children 24 Dec, 2016 This Advent as I read through Isaiah I notice the children most of all. Isaiah 7 There is a child. It is the son of Isaiah and… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
advent three | a prisoner will lead us 17 Dec, 2016 I sat in the conference room at the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama. I came to learn about justice – knowing I’d need to confront injustice… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
Green Hope | advent two 09 Dec, 2016 Isaiah 9 Isaiah watches as the world around him crumbles. “How long, O Lord?” he cries out. Until it all is laid waste, is the short answer.… Share:FacebookTwitteremail
insistant hope | advent one 28 Nov, 2016 Sometimes Advent comes like an invitation. This year Advent arrives as a discipline that must be obeyed. I strike the match and light the first candle. “Hope!”… Share:FacebookTwitteremail