We can exhale deep relief from the political transition we have just witnessed. And we can take up the work once again, of pushing a new, diverse administration toward policies and systemic change that help make our world a safe, compassionate, just home for everyone. Read more
It will not be enough to see a more diverse neoliberalism in response to the last four years of neo-facism. We will have to see if the inclusion of more diverse voices will allow those included to change the very systems they’re joining. Read more
Compassion and safety for everyone are just two plants that grow in the soil of a healthy society. When certain voices are marginalized or pushed to the fringes, however, their absence depletes the social soil. Read more
Jesus modeled listening to those who belong to oppressed communities, and going deeper through that listening. I believe those who follow Jesus today can and must do the same. Read more
What we are encountering in this gospel story today would today be called intersectionality. Read more
This passage may be speaking about ways that oppressed and disinherited people can allow the sacred and valuable space inside them to be used by their oppressors. Read more
These are questions worth wrestling with as we enter this new year. Read more
A return to social equity always feels like “loss” for those who are privileged and powerful. Read more
This is the intrinsic reason why our collective thriving depends on raising up some in society while those who have gained too much power, privilege, property, or profit must fall back down. Read more
We are witnessing a disparity of values, a disparity of treatment and response, and disparity of analysis. These should be a warning to each of us. Read more
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