

On hate and white supremacy
This is going to be hard. My sermon title this morning was supposed to be “Rich Towards God.” I was going to talk about the parable of...

When Idle Tales Are True
I was sitting in a meeting with about 20 other women. Some of them were women in positions of power— there was a local city mayor, a...

Thy Kingdom Come
For those of you who weren’t here last week, we kicked off a Lenten sermon series on the subject of the Lord’s prayer, beginning with the...

Kingdoms and Kin-doms
Historically, the season of Lent is a time to pause and reflect, and a time to try to live more deeply into our spirituality. For many...


Fishing With Jesus
Luke 5:1-11 Once while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he...


At the Border Part 4: Last Day Reflections
Today is my last day in San Diego, and I am sick. Too sick to go to the border. In our training we learned that many of our friends...


At the Border Part 3: First, the Good
First, the good. Today, after a brief time of accompanying folks preparing to present for asylum, we hopped in our cars for drive over to...


At the Border Part 2: We Are All Bound Together
Dear Friends, It’s been a long but good first day on the ground here in San Diego. Today was devoted to training with fellow recently...


At the Border Part 1: Migrants and Legalities
I’m on the second leg of my journey west—a five-hour flight from Charlotte, NC to San Diego. I’m not one that is able to sleep well on...

Baptism and Identity
Luke 3:15–17, 21–22 As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he...