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August 2020

August 29, 2020

To Our Beloved King Chadwick Boseman – May You Rest Well

I've often said we can all do something good in the world with what we...

June 2020

June 17, 2020

Suffering Is Not A Blessing

Whether it's happening to us, is happening to others, or it happened in the past,...

July 2019

July 18, 2019

The Wisdom Present in Your Fear

You who've become acquainted with fear as the jagged parts of fragile, factured other press...

March 2019

March 01, 2019

Lent, Jesus, Spiritual Violence, and Religious Trauma? Oh My! [Sermon]

There’s a WHOLE lot of life that happened for me between 12 and 30. As...

January 2019

January 18, 2019

Burial Shoes

I lost my beloved Grandma a little over two months ago. Ever since her passing,...

February 2018

February 06, 2018

All The Things We Carry

It is 1pm, I have been up for a little over an hour, and...

February 03, 2018

Most Days, Some Days, and Today

Most days I speak about love and community Highlighting pathways in the in-between spaces Bridging...

October 2017

October 06, 2017

Because They First Loved Me: A Reflection on Queerness and Community

"Over the last few years, I’ve been deeply engaged in work and research that centers...

July 2017

July 31, 2017

Podcast: Petty and/or Prophetic

Take some time and check out this podcast I recorded with my boo Kevin Garcia...

July 04, 2017

I Woke Up With My Mind Stayed On Freedom, Knowing We Will Overcome Some Day

I woke up this morning, this "Independence Day", with my mind stayed on freedom...

May 2017

May 02, 2017

Hold

I hold the remains of a tomorrow that will never come, the fractured chrysalis of...

April 2017

April 28, 2017

Pushing Past Christian Walls to Reach the Open Arms of Jesus

I was 5 years old when I first remember meeting Jesus. I'm the daughter of...

March 2017

March 18, 2017

I’m Not Ok, You’re Not Ok, So Let’s Talk About It

I'm not ok. Most days I struggle to get out of bed before feeding...

January 2017

January 30, 2017

1/30/17 Reflection

Never forget that we belong to one another. Always remember that our liberations are intertwined...

December 2016

December 31, 2016

My 2016 in Review

While 2016 has been hard, it has been a year I am grateful for because...

December 04, 2016

Mercy To Give

I sit cross legged, heart unbound Postured for prayer For my world Full of death...

March 2016

March 25, 2016

Good Friday Thoughts

Each of us takes away something different from Good Friday. This year I see not...

February 2016

February 13, 2016

Fast of Embodied Solidarity

To stand for justice one must pay attention to the world around them and identify...

October 2015

October 17, 2015

If We Are ONE Body, Then Why???

"And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,...

September 2015

September 16, 2015

Hiding in Plain Sight

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I...

August 2015

August 05, 2015

Aware of Blackness, Constricted by Words

I am in a season where I am aware of blackness Brown skinned flesh unpacking in...

May 2015

May 11, 2015

When I Don’t Trust God

I had a conversation with my best friend last night. After hearing me gripe...

April 2015

April 26, 2015

Prayer for Transform

This wkd I was fortunate enough to spend time with my #trans4m fam. Here's a...

March 2015

March 27, 2015

When Religious Freedom Becomes Bondage

John 13:12-15 After washing their feet, he put on his robe again and sat...

November 2014

November 25, 2014

The Morning After Ferguson

May the God of all glory, who stands with the downtrodden and oppressed, bring us...

November 25, 2014

Tonight I lifted glass to lips and hands to pray for my people Over empty...

July 2014

July 15, 2014

This Is My Jerusalem

My country tis of thee, sweet land of irony It's of thee I sing...

July 02, 2014

When Grace Does Not Abound

The Church is tearing my heart apart Loud voices, court cases War cry of religious...

June 2014

June 29, 2014

The Anniversary of My Unraveling

Today, thousands of people will march through the streets of my city. Some will march...

June 29, 2014

My First Pride

I wrote the following piece a year ago. In honor of Pride and all that...