Mothers, Let’s Get Radical!
It was a terrible grace that rocked my universe to its core. It was one of those spiritual demarcation lines that calls for deep prayer and a strong seat belt. Read more [...]
Good Friday in Detroit: It’s a Sad Day
You don’t need Moses on a mountaintop to know which way the wind blows. Read more [...]
Of Thrones and High Places: Lessons from Selma
The persistent woman holding her sign near the base of the Pettus Bridge like a tenacious prophet of old is correct. People around the globe are indeed suffering at the hands of certain people in high places, injustices that cry out to heaven.
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When Advent Meets the Academy
Advent can subvert the school year if we are able to muster the grace to look beneath the surface. If we can get beyond the noisy hallways and looming deadlines that hover above the building like a dreaded drone, we may find Advent waiting for us in unexpected ways.
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Beauty Beneath the Brokenness: International Day of Peace Reflection
. . . to be an activist for peace and justice is to be a lover, a poet, an artist rather than an ideologue. That being an activist is, in fact, is as much a matter of seeing as doing. Read more [...]
An Open Letter to My Students After My Arrest for Disorderly Conduct
With its adult sandboxes, whimsically painted street-side pianos, and upscale lofts, downtown Detroit has become a glittering playground for the pioneers of the "new" Detroit while blocks away, children are unable to brush their teeth or flush their toilets. Read more [...]
Why Do We Hate the Poor?
Today, we’ve reached the point where a child with an empty cup is an object of contempt. Read more [...]
Holy Week, Wholly Human
Holy Week demands that we turn over a few tables for the sake of love and, despite all odds, bet our very lives on the audacity of Easter. Read more [...]
How Long . . . Not Long: The Struggle Continues
. . . history demands that we roll up our sleeves and use all the love and courage and creativity we can muster during our short time on this earth to help bend this often stubborn and unyielding arc a little closer to justice. Read more [...]
Little Monsters
It’s really easy and maybe even downright prophetic to call out the little monsters running around in collars, but what about the rest of us? Read more [...]