Originally posted on Reluctant Xtian:
It’s about to snow here in Raleigh, which means two things: there are no pantry staples in the stores, and there is 100% chance of no school tomorrow. So I’d like to take this moment to talk about the white stuff. No, not the snow. By “white stuff” I mean…
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#MeToo A Brave New Culture
A few years ago the trending domestic violence hashtag was #whyIstayed or #whyIleft in defense of domestic violence victims after the media released footage of a NFL wife violently punched yet she stayed in the relationship. What kind of woman stays in an abusive relationship? Brave. It takes courage to stay. It is not easy…
A Millennial’s View: The Unexpected Pastor’s Daughter on the Election
Originally posted on The Unexpected Pastor:
My 19-year old daughter posted on Facebook last evening a reflection that struck me with its clarity of thought, honesty, and charity . . . more charitable, if I’m honest, than I feel like being right now (although I’m working on it). But sometimes children set the example for their parents. I…
Post Election Prayer
Mother Hen, Gather your beautiful tapestry of chicks, including myself who are grieving. We feel afraid and abandoned and unsure of tomorrow. Gather us under your wing. Surround us with your comfort. We’re not trying to rain on anyone’s parade or act less than kind or civil. We are grieving. We are afraid. We are…
2 Prayers to Election Day: Healing of the Lord
Great Physician, Heal us Lord. Break the chains of injustice Untie the cords of persecution to set the oppressed free and break our shackles of prejudice. Heal us Lord. You call us to share our food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter— when we see the naked, you call us…
Trainwreck – Why I Stayed
Originally posted on Sisters of Christ:
How does a speeding train blowing its horn, heading in the right direction get derailed? I was moving forward. I had a job, an apartment, an education and I was in graduate school. I was “smart enough” to avoid the trap that kept following me home. I knew I didn’t want…
Growl for Justice 