Redemption Song; Episode 2 of the series, Talks at the Desk
As we continue to celebrate Black history month we invite you to watch episode 2 of the series, Talks at the Desk, season 2: In this episode we travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands and visit several of the oldest...
We invite you to join us in celebrating Black History Month
The African Descent Ministries of the ELCA is celebrating Black History Month with season two of Talks at the Desk, a video series that explores diverse expressions of the church. A new video will premiere each Wednesday in February at...
Prayers for the Fulfillment of King’s Dream by Rev. Dr. Andrea L. Walker
I was 4 years old when Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. I was too young to understand the import of his words while he lived. Yet I remember the importance of those words, his struggles and his assassination to...
Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day by Vance Blackfox
It is my prayer that each of you had a wonderful Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and that as you looked around you saw more and more non-Indigenous people observing this holiday in ways that lifted up the gifts and beauty of...
The Beauty and Tragedy of the Mestizaje Mindset by Kristina Diaz
Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! As we celebrate, I can’t help reflecting on what is being celebrated: independence, legacy and identity. As far as my own identity, I grew up, like many Puerto Ricans, hearing the poems and songs that...
Independence in Inches: A July 4th Reflection by Nathaniel Viets-Van Lear
Independence in Inches: A July 4th Reflection by Nathaniel Viets-Van lear For the last four years, I’ve made the same walk on Fourth of July weekend. Each walk feeling as hot as any other before it. Shoes sticking to cracked...