Deacons and daddies. Caregivers and aunties Shopping for a carton of milk, a birthday cake, a cartful of groceries. Shot down, killed. By a man who just emerged into adulthood. With a manifesto of hate, the longest paper he’s ever written. By a man who …
I’ve never been great at resolutions, and as a person in recovery from an eating disorder, the whole diet culture -weight loss talk stuff around New Years can be pretty overwhelming and triggering. In past years I’ve chosen a theme word for the year, “reflect,” …
The General Board of Church and Society recently published Jr. High Curriculum designed to help students actively engage the intersection of faith and justice and explore why our faith compels us toward justice. It is available to download today for free. Each lesson includes a …
Sometimes, I hear a particular song, and I get a strong memory associated with it when I hear it again. In December of 2003, I was completing my semester of student teaching at Jefferson School in Minneapolis. I was living with my parents in Saint …
I am grateful for the invitation to preach this morning at Living Spirit UMC. One of the members of Living Spirit, Jean, reads the scripture (Acts 1:1-11). The preaching starts at 2:41. Thank you too, to my “tribe” who came to support me. Abigail, Alexis, …
We hold governments responsible for the protection of the rights of the people to free and fair elections and to the freedoms of speech, religion, assembly, communications media, and petition for redress of grievances without fear of reprisal; to the right to privacy; and to …
Today is the day God cries with the masses of starving people, despises growing disparity between rich and poor, demands justice for workers in the marketplace. And so shall we. From the litany to accompany the Social Creed (Accessed November 3, 2016) My friend Nils …
The Social community is the next section of the United Methodist Social Principles. This section includes the rights of racial and ethnic groups, religious minorities, children, young people, the aging, women, men, immigrants, people with disabilities, and sexual orientation. This section also include principles about …
My response to Southwest Airlines was published on The Salt Collective this morning. I was really disappointed in Southwest Airline’s response. You can read my initial open letter to their CEO and VP of Diversity & Inclusion here. One of Southwest’s mottos is “Heart Sets …
We joyfully receive for ourselves and others the blessings of community, sexuality, marriage, and the family. “Our Social Creed,” Accessed October 5, 2016 This is the third Children’s Message in a series on the United Methodist Social Principles. If you missed the explanation you …