Witness for Justice
Overworked, Overwhelmed, and Underpaid
It is overwhelming to be a human right now, and especially, a policy advocate with moral...
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“I am thirsty”
Last March, when a child who was stuck under the rubble of a collapsed building in Gaza saw...
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Springing Forward
Spring is in bloom in my neighborhood. Trees are budding. Flowers are starting to blossom. The...
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It’s Time to Get into Good Trouble
On Tuesday, April 3, history was made by U.S. Senator Cory Booker who spoke on the Senate...
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Reflections on a Christian Understanding of State and Government
The testimony of both the Hebrew and Christian scriptures as well as theological reflections...
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“What is Wrong with You People?”
I am writing this article from New York City as I engage with CSW, the United Nations...
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Powers and Principalities
As a movement organizer and activist, I appreciate the clarity that emerges when communities...
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Heart-Centered Leadership
“Fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives...
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Delving into Deeper Connection
i received two “Cs” in Seminary, one of which was for a class on the art of worship with...
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Liturgical Movements in Prose with Purpose
I am a reader of books and have been since the age of three. One of my childhood favorites was...
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I Hope Everyone Can Live. I Will Help.
“Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never...
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Recalling the Ministry of Reconciliation
The November 2024 election results left me, and many of my friends, neighbors, and family...
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Faith that Calls for Welcome Confronts the Harshest Anti-Immigrant Policies in Modern U.S. History
“In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are...
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Warning Labels
In 2020, on the eve of the global lockdown due to the spread of the then mostly unknown...
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Marrying into Free Healthcare
In August of this past year, I married a percussionist in the President’s Own United States...
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Health Care is a Human Right. Privatizing, Profiteering, and Withholding It is a Violent Evil
My father is an infectious disease physician. Since the dawn of the AIDS epidemic, he’s...
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Advent Invitation
The Advent season is an invitation to those of us in the northern hemisphere to wait in...
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