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Love
I’ve always secretly hated 1 Corinthians 13. As a perfectionist, I would read about all of the things that love is, be painfully reminded that my behaviors don’t perfectly adhere to the “love...
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Trump, the White Man's last gasp, and the Resurrection
Last week while I was going for a walk, an elderly white American gentleman named Ned struck up a conversation with me. He was a friendly, talkative guy and before long, the conversation turned to...
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A liberation theology for single people
A few years ago, when I was a psychology professor at Westmont College (an evangelical Christian college), I found myself consoling a distressed student. Courtney was a gifted, well-liked student who...
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15 Books for Fighting for Justice in the Trump Era
The view from my desk in my home office at my Carolina farm, The Haven for Weary Women of Color When I woke up around 3:30 am on Wednesday morning and saw the election results, my first thought went...
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8 tips for talking to your family about Trump
“If you are telling the truth, then you can speak gently, and your words will have power.” — Chogyam Trungpa I recently spoke with a young Seattle woman who was so...
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How to be last: Towards a practical theology for privileged people
Last summer, I met with a group of senior executives at a large organization. Though it is overwhelmingly run by white men, the leadership is seeking a strategy to implement racial and gender equity...
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Wellness in the Age of Trump and Terror
I, like many women of color, have experienced an inordinate amount of trauma over the course of my life. Even when I reminisce about my childhood, I can’t remember a time when the world seemed safe or...
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God our Mother: An Inclusive Morning Prayer Liturgy
God is Father, but, especially, Mother. -- John Paul I Creation by Sergio Velasquez As an adult I've come to love and savor the practice of Anglican/Episcopal Morning Prayer. The breadth of the...
View ArticleTrue Connection Requires Our Bodies — and Our Minds
We had been friends for a few years before he shared his secret with me. Even though we were eating lunch at a noisy restaurant and it was unlikely that anyone was paying attention to our conversation,...
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An Armor of Adoration
Credit: Olya /Voloshka God is good all the time – all the time God is good. This is the refrain I most closely associate with my Grandmommy, a sweet and powerful woman who embodies the black...
View ArticleSo Much of the Privileged Life Is About Transcendence
The day after the 2016 presidential election, I happened to be speaking at a conference in New Orleans, one of the bluest cities in the South. While wandering the working art studios in the Bourbon...
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