Jul 18, 2013 | news, racism
Dear white sisters, We are long overdue in examining, confronting, and upsetting our significant role in the systemic racism of American culture. The six women who acquitted George Zimmerman demonstrated the pattern of behavior that we white women have exhibited...
Mar 24, 2012 | justice, lament, Lent, news, prayer, racism
I’ve heard that, when a broken bone heals itself poorly or improperly, doctors must break it again and set it in place so that it heals as it should. O my God, we have let our bones heal in such a way that their misalignment has crippled the whole body …...
Oct 20, 2010 | images of God, racism
Cross-posted from the PCC Sacred Conversation on Race blog:I was surprised and frankly discouraged yesterday when my daughter, chattering away in the car as we traveled to-and-from soccer practice, said confidently that she imagines God to be a white man in his early...
Feb 2, 2010 | news, racism
Four days ago, I posted this short commentary on the Penn Central Conference (UCC)’s Sacred Conversation on Race blog:Checking Our White “Savior Complex”In the scramble to send personnel and resources to Haiti, it is important to critically analyze...
