Category: United Presbyterian Church

Something from Nothing
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Something from Nothing

You might be thinking: “There she goes again – getting political in the pulpit!” Let me be clear. This isn’t about whether a particular political party is in power at the highest or for that matter at the lowest levels. The truth of the matter is – LGBTQIA+ people have not been safe in Christian spaces for decades – it doesn’t matter who has been in charge. There are communities of faith who are willing to declare that these siblings of ours – including my own trans daughter – are not fit for the Kingdom of Heaven. Continue reading Something from Nothing

For Such A Time As This: A Letter to My (Still) New Congregation
Anti-Racism Work, church, United Presbyterian Church

For Such A Time As This: A Letter to My (Still) New Congregation

All week, I have been searching for the right words. I want to tell you what I told my kids when they were scared or anxious: Don’t worry. It’ll be alright. Mom and Dad are here. But that seems so small in the face of the deep pain that some of us are just now experiencing – a pain which, for people of color, has been present all their lives. Continue reading For Such A Time As This: A Letter to My (Still) New Congregation