Single Garment
On this “holiday” weekend, we would do well to remember that we are part of what Dr. King described as the “inescapable network of mutuality.” Continue reading Single Garment
Category: community
The Water is Fine
Who among us isn’t looking for ways to solidify our faith, to feel a sense of rootedness in God’s will, to know deep inside that we are forgiven, that we are loved just as we are. We want to know in our hearts and in our bodies that the water is fine for us too! Continue reading The Water is Fine
Ode to Our Sidewalk
I feel sorry for our sidewalk. Even though it has a strong German name, Bürgersteige (which literally means “path for the people”), and though the sidewalk concept emerged out of the best of human intentions. Ours needs help. Continue reading Ode to Our Sidewalk
An Open Letter to the Oakland City Council: Close the Duplex / Triplex / 4-plex Loophole
Dear Councilmembers, Tonight, you are being asked to vote on expanding protections for Oakland’s renters. This last step will protect … Continue reading An Open Letter to the Oakland City Council: Close the Duplex / Triplex / 4-plex Loophole
Reconciliation Ambassadors
In 2004, Jesuit theologian Jon Sobrino wrote: “We live in a culture of concealment, of distortion, and thus in effect we are living in a lie. There is not only structural injustice, not only institutionalized violence-but also institutionalized concealment, distortion, and lies. And vast resources are used to maintain that structure.” Continue reading Reconciliation Ambassadors
Things that Make for Peace: Thoughts on a Department of Violence Prevention
This Spring, when the Oakland City Council was wading hip-deep into budget negotiations, Councilmember Lynette McElhaney proposed a new Department … Continue reading Things that Make for Peace: Thoughts on a Department of Violence Prevention
More Than a Bumper Sticker
Charged with the responsibility of behaving toward each other the way God behaved through history toward them, they were failing. Miserably. And when Micah spoke, this wasn’t a new teaching. And they knew it. Continue reading More Than a Bumper Sticker
