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October 2019

October 09, 2019

Practice vs. Process: Notes on Forgiveness, Repentance, and Grace

The following reflection is one I engaged in after having had a series of online...

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...

June 2018

June 30, 2018

Writing My Vision and Making It Plain

I have a friend who invites those of us in community with them to articulate...

May 2018

May 22, 2018

Finding Your Place In The Resistance

Knowing who you are, the realities you navigate, and the resources you have access to,...

March 2018

March 25, 2018

Everyone Wasn’t Crying Hosanna

This Palm Sunday I'm pushed to consider all those who weren't in the streets then...

March 08, 2018

Having Fun *IS* Self Care

Self care is a popular topic of conversation in my social and professional circles. People...

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...

September 2017

September 24, 2017

White Liberal, You Too Are Complicit

White supremacy will only loosen its grip on us all as you work adopt a...

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...

January 21, 2017

Why You Won’t See Me At A Women’s March Today

Blessings to all who will march in their local Women's March or the national Women's...

January 17, 2017

If I Should Die Before I’m Woke

If I should die before I'm woke, Cringe at my missteps for it's in holding...

December 2016

December 08, 2016

Your Life Is Yours To Live

"I didn't raise you to..." "If you had just listened to me..." "Why can't...

December 04, 2016

Mercy To Give

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

October 2016

October 09, 2016

Recapping Whitewashed Conference Culture: My Reflection On Dialogue About Race in Progressive Christian Spaces

Yesterday, I led a conversation on white supremacy in Indiana. Well not on white supremacy...

June 2016

June 04, 2016

Answer To The Question No One Ever Asked

I've shared a number of things on my blog but this is, by far, the...

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 09, 2015

A World Shaded Grey

I need shrill voices and talking heads to stop Seriously just stop speaking and embrace...

July 2015

July 22, 2015

Constructing My Theological Home

I wrote this piece a few weeks back but I've had a number of conversations...

June 2015

June 05, 2015

If You Don’t Have Anything Exhorting To Say…

"Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful...

May 2015

May 19, 2015

Embrace Your Difference…It’s Time

"I feel like a weirdo and kind of out of place with everyone else. I'm...

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...