Category: Social Issues
Addiction: A Lenten Meditation
This piece was originally posted here on the blog of Clergy for a New Drug Policy. The season of Lent has fallen upon us once more, a time when many Christians call to mind the forty days Jesus spent ... Read More
On Creating Communities of Welcome
This drash was originally delivered at Congregation Beth Israel in Worcester, Massachusetts on February 13, 2016. Shabbat shalom!!! Thank you so much for having me in your community this Shabbat. It i... Read More
Growing Up White
It’s funny how racial identity works. Especially whiteness. Especially when you’re taught, implicitly and overwhelmingly, that white is the norm. It’s funny how it’s not until you’re older... Read More
Beyoncé, Black Power & the White Church
Preparing a sermon recently as a guest preacher to a white christian congregation, I turned to the African-American lectionary for inspiration. (In Christian tradition, the lectionary assigns readings... Read More
What is the Point of Multifaith Work?
A few months ago, I was asked to facilitate a workshop that would address a simple question: What is the point of Multifaith work? As I searched for answers within the mission statements of multifaith... Read More
From Church Programs to Political Action: A Critical Challenge to Christians’ Selective Refrain from Social Movements
Like most single mothers, I could probably spend a lifetime writing books about the unique blessing and difficulty of parenting without a spouse. In 2007, I learned that receiving an educational loan ... Read More
A Voice from the Gospel: Ending the War on Drugs
This post originally appeared here on the Clergy for a New Drug Policy blog. “It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” With these words, Jesus spurns a Syrophoenic... Read More
Let Them Be Sad! Living Lament in a World that Won’t Stop Smiling
In the recent children’s movie Inside Out, we journey with a young girl, Riley, as she discovers what it means to have emotions. Her primary emotions include: fear, disgust, anger, joy, and sadnes... Read More