Being a Person of Color in the White Evangelical Church

It’s 8:30pm. I’m catching the replay of a Facebook Live in which Christian pop recording artist, Creative Director and worship leader, Shuree, is sharing her reflections on the recent trend within the white evangelical church to become multicultural congregations. What captures my immediate attention is Shuree’s impassioned plea that it is irresponsible to move toward …

The Missing Perspective in the Kavanaugh – Ford Hearings

Like the rest of the nation, the events unfolding before me in the Kavanaugh-Ford hearings is causing a stir of emotions, ranging from anger to despair to confusion to many deeper feelings leading me to grieve. I am grieving that once again our nation is deeply divided over another complex issue involving gender-based violence. Gender-based …

World Daughters Day In Light of Brett Kavanaugh

Sept 23rd marked World Daughters Day. A day that is meant to celebrate all the wonderful, brilliant, beautiful, miraculous, strong, compassionate, smart, loving, caring, athletic, powerful, artistic, creative, gifted, and talented women in our circles, tribes, and spheres. While at first, I thought it sadly ironic that World Daughters Day falls in the same week …

An Open Letter to the 80% of White Evangelicals Who Voted for Trump

For more than six weeks, stories have leaked about “family separations at the border”, exposing the shocking truth that children are being forcibly removed from their parents after crossing the border into the United States (even those who are seeking asylum). For six weeks I’ve wondered: Where are you? Where is your voice? Where is …

An Open Letter To President Trump

RE: Remarks Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Dear President Trump, As I watched the short ceremony preceding the signing of the proclamation honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Day as a federal holiday, I want to believe that every word prepared for you by your speechwriter was truly heartfelt in its delivery. As I listen to …