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November 2017

November 13, 2017

My Body and My Faith

Maybe don’t read this if you are sensitive to discussions of abuse, sexual assault, or...

August 2017

August 15, 2017

#Charlottesville – What Can I Do?

The events in Charlottesville are overwhelming, infuriating, depressing, sad, and scary. Processing everything going on...

August 13, 2017

What Should I Say When I Have Nothing More to Say

A woman died yesterday. Her name is Heather. I did not know her, but I...

July 2017

July 13, 2017

Hagar and Sally

Trigger Warning: Discussion of rape and sexual violence. Sally Hemings was not a mistress. She...

June 2017

June 13, 2017

You Need to Listen to Richard Spencer: A Christian Response to Racism

As a Black woman in the United States, I have spent too much of...

May 2017

May 13, 2017

Mamie, Did you Know? A Mother’s Day Poem for Mamie Till-Mobley

Mamie, did you know that your baby boy would one day be pulled from the...

March 2017

March 13, 2017

The Shiny Face of Jesus; A Transfiguration Sunday Sermon

This Sermon, based on Matthew 17:1-9, was preached by the author at American University for...

January 2017

January 20, 2017

Inaugural Lament

Today is a rough day. Today we know that the world is not right. Today...

January 13, 2017

An Inaugural Prayer

Holy God, Help Us Help us learn that we are our brother's keeper. Help us...

December 2016

December 13, 2016

Grace-Filled Conversations.

I’m really great at getting into Facebook flame wars. I want to say that I...

November 2016

November 13, 2016

A Post-Election Poem

I want you to keep my name out of your mouth. It doesn't matter where...

November 11, 2016

To all Allies in the Episcopal Church and Beyond, Shocked by the Election

I’m writing this post to my fellow progressive, white Episcopalians, but I also write it...

September 2016

September 13, 2016

We Need to Care About the Dakota Access Pipeline

German Shepherds have always freaked me out. I remember being about 7 years old and...

August 2016

August 13, 2016

Jesus, the Cause of Division

The lectionary reading for this week is putting some folks on edge. It is Luke...

July 2016

July 14, 2016

At a Loss for Words

This will sound so cliche. But, I'm just at a loss for words. +France and...

July 13, 2016

The Healing Spirit

In the halls of my Alma Mater, Wesley Theological Seminary, is a fresco called The...

June 2016

June 17, 2016

Love Made of Fire: Love, Trauma & Lament In a Post-Orlando World

PAIN MADE OF FIRE On Sunday, June 12th, like so many others, I woke up...

June 13, 2016

Why Roots Was So Important: A Message for Those Who Didn’t Want to Watch it.

If I had a dollar for every time a well meaning person has said to...

May 2016

May 13, 2016

Closed Hearts, Closed Minds, Closed Doors: A Letter to all LGBTQIA and Allied United Methodists

You are loved. You were made in the image of God. You are part of...

April 2016

April 28, 2016

What Do You See When You Look at Me: Beyonce, Colorism & Identity

I am an adoptee from Colombia. I was born in Bogota. My adoptive sister, six...

March 2016

March 17, 2016

The Walking Dead & Trumping Our Own Conscience

I love all things zombie. I have never been a Trekkie or a SciFi Superfan...

March 13, 2016

Where Rivers of Justice Flow

The following sermon was written by my husband, Garth Stevens-Jennings and I for the student...

February 2016

February 13, 2016

Radical, Subversive, Defiant, Self-Love

Black Women live in a crossroads of oppression where racism and sexism meet, and that...

February 12, 2016

Fast of Embodied Solidarity

The Lenten season begins by people asking what they need to do or give up...

January 2016

January 13, 2016

Black Lives Matter, Blue Lives Matter: Why We Must Build Bridges.

I'm sitting in the police station compulsively chewing my finger nails. This is the moment...

December 2015

December 16, 2015

A Little Christmas Hope

The Nativity scene is one of my favorite parts of the Advent/Christmas season. Remembering the...

December 11, 2015

Lean In to the Conversations that Scare You

Recently, this question was asked on a Facebook page: "What do we do with White...

November 2015

November 13, 2015

Rethinking Respect

When I was growing up, I was taught a lot about respect. I was taught...

November 04, 2015

Gendered Life in the U.S., Voices We Should Hear

One of the CNN.com leads today described a 19-year-old Afghan woman being buried in ground...

October 2015

October 19, 2015

All Lives Matter vs Black Lives Matter: The Already and the Not Yet

There has been a lot of debate over the phrases “Black Lives Matter,” and “All...