Prayer of the Chukar God, my grand-feathered onescame from Turkey,but home nests soon were nativein Idaho, some in Hawai’i. I was born in a box of chickssent to a gun range in New England,and I ran away (that’s what we do, run,for we cannot fly very fast.)We are easy for new shooters. I am grateful… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
As we begin to settle in for the night We give thanks for this day smiles along the way, steps towards justice on the journey We ask for forgiveness for love withheld or moments of othering allowing fear to lead and insecurities to distract As we surrender for the night We pray for those without… Read More
Wednesday Prayer
As we awake to news of children dying due to gun violence, the pandemic of racism, evil immigration policies, an administration that puts profits before people—leading to the violence of hunger and poverty and health desparities… …I was drawn back to this psalm I wrote for Words of Her Mouth: Psalms for the Struggle edited by… Read More
The Pastoral Is Political: End White Supremacy in the White House
Last week, the Southern Poverty Law Center released an incredibly important report that seemed to fall under the radar as the media focused on details about the impeachment hearings. In the report, we learned that Katie McHugh – former editor of the alt-right Breitbart News publication – leaked over 900 emails that Stephen Miller sent… Read More
The Pastoral is Political: Borders
The Pastoral is Political – Borders I am writing this at the start of a holiday. My hubby and I love traveling. Each year we decide where we are heading and I get planning. I can spend hours looking at flight options and reading reviews of accommodation options. I always aim to get a good… Read More
The Pastoral is Political: Romans 13
In the midst of the current immigration debacle in the United States, I have seen an uptick in quoting Romans 13:1-2: Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists authority resists what God has appointed,… Read More
The Pastoral Is Political: Whiteness, Immigration, and Who Gets to Be Considered Made in God’s Image
A number of months ago, I did some Googling. Maybe it was because of some actions or tweets by Kim Kardashian regarding her Armenian advocacy or appropriating another culture. Or maybe I was just curious to figure out where the word Caucasian originated. Either way, I found this article: “How Armenian Americans Became ‘White’: A… Read More
Friday Festival: Longreads
I’m a fan of Longreads and look forward to their email on Fridays featuring a top 5 for the week, on important topics ranging from maternal mortality among Black women in the United States to the cost of insulin and whimsical subjects like the magic of a ramen restaurant in Tokyo. This week I am… Read More
RevGalBookPals: The God Who Sees: Immigrants, the Bible and the Journey to Belong
In my experience as a pastor, there is sometimes a gap between what I read and enjoy theologically and what the people I serve read and enjoy for the same purpose. There is a delicate balance to finding a book for Bible study or book group that is challenging spiritually, but accessible in writing and… Read More
Thursday Prayer
God, when images of a drowned baby and her daddy cannot be unseen help us to imagine a new world is possible – and then compel us to get out of our own way and build it God, when historical places of horror are re-purposed to inflict new suffering help us to imagine that freedom… Read More
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