She Looks And Sounds Like Me
In faith without feminism the people who translate the Bible don’t look or sound like me. They say that when the Bible uses their pronoun for God it is literal but when the Bible uses my pronoun for...
View ArticleSorrowful Advent
My church often observes Advent as a penitential season: a time of sorrow, remembering that the holy child was born into a world in which he would die violently. This season, I remember those who have...
View ArticleThe Color Purple
Purple is the color of deep bruises, angry skin, and dry blood. Purple is the color of the shrunken lips and swollen tongues of lynched women and men. Purple is the color of crucifixion. It is...
View ArticleJust Peace
In 2016 I want to see people of faith the world over love the hell out of the world. I want to see us make peace by being peace and to empower our leaders to make a just peace in our most difficult and...
View ArticleGod Is Present
“How long, holy one?” The opening line of Habakkuk is its theme. The Prophet cries out to God to explain the violence in the world. And God answers, enters into conversation with the prophet and...
View ArticleWatches, Cares, & Summons
There is good news in Habakkuk. It is to be found in God’s presence, God’s attentiveness. It is also to be found in the ministry and witness of Habakkuk, God’s servant who watches the world and cares...
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