Here’s a thing I wrote for a forthcoming Lent reflection guide focusing on on white supremacy as it presents as violence against Black/brown bodies. The book includes 46 brief reflections on the lectionary by people of color, women, and queer/trans* folk, and we’re sharing this sample to start getting the word out. The guide is a… Continue reading Are We Brave Enough?
My Dearest, Beloved White Folk ~ I see our dismay, our confusion, our anger, our fear, our grief. I share it. I feel it. I shook with weeping until early hours of the morning. I hear us. I hear our lament: Is this who we are? As a country? As a people? The hardest thing… Continue reading The Truth Will Set Us Free
The Alumni Director at my seminary, the Iliff School of Theology, interviewed me a few weeks ago. I loved sitting down with her at our kitchen table with herbal tea and just talking. She asked me great questions, and I love that the interview she crafted includes lots of quotes, so you hear me as… Continue reading FierceRev Interviewed
Some herbs that can help us right now: Warrior herbs like Rose, Borage, Yarrow. Adrenal (for stress/trauma) support herbs like Nettles, Borage, Licorice Root. Grief support herbs like Rose, Hawthorn, Lady’s Mantle, Comfrey. Protective herbs (especially for the heart) like Rose, Hawthorn, Red Raspberry, Nettles. General Nervous System support herbs like Lemon Balm, Oatstraw, Chamomile,… Continue reading Fight Like Hell
Here are a couple of posts from my personal Facebook page from right after the Orlando shootings in which 49 LGBTQIA folks of color were murdered on Sunday at the Orlando Pulse nightclub. I’m also mindful that tomorrow is the 1-year anniversary of the murder of 9 church folk at Mother Emanuel AME Church in… Continue reading Grieving Death
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