The Everyday Racism of Covid-19 by Judith E.B. Roberts
I reside in a high-rise apartment building in a racailly and ethically diverse Chicago suburb. My neighbors are American Indian, Black, Puerto Rican, Russian, Assyrian, Asian, Greek and White. We are food service workers, stay at home parents, people with...
That We Might Have Life: Black Healthcare Matters in the Covid-19 Pandemic by Rev. Lamont Anthony Wells
Just as we entered Holy Week 2020, we heard some of the most grim news from U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, who told the American people on Palm Sunday that “this [week] is going to be our Pearl Harbor moment”...
En Honor A Las Mujeres de Francisco Javier Goitía Padilla
Sermón Francisco Javier Goitía Padilla Capilla IELA – 19 de Febrero de 2020 Mateo 5:21-37 Gracia y paz del Uno y Trino Dios por los siglos de los siglos. Amén. Esta es la segunda ocasión que vivo en Chicago....
In Honor of Women by Rev. Francisco Javier Goitía Padilla
Full Sermon By: Francisco Javier Goitía Padilla ELCA Chapel – February 19, 2020 Matthew 5:21-37 Grace to you from the One and Triune God, Forever and ever. Amen. This is my second time in Chicago. I lived in...
#TreasuresOfDarkness: An African Descent Month Devotional-A reprise for 2020 (excerpt) by Rev. Kwame Pitts
#TreasuresOfDarkness: An African Descent Month Devotional-A reprise for 2020 (excerpt)* Darkness/Black: Devoid of Light Lacking knowledge or culture. Wickedness. Evil. Lack of spiritual or intellectual enlightenment. Ignorance. Sullen. Foul. Hostile. Throughout our complex and convoluted history, forcibly exiled to...
Lessons From My History by Shari Seifert
As a Christian, I believe that we are all created in the image of God. Racism and white supremacy are heretical and demonic lies as they serve to say that some people are better than other people. The truth is...