Praying with Our Feet on MLK Day by Judith Roberts
The third Monday in January is observed in honor of the birthday and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Efforts to designate a day to honor Dr. King began shortly after his assassination on April 4, 1968 in...
Paying Attention to Discomfort: Identity, Race, Culture, Class & Faith by Claire Schoepp
I don’t know the whole story, but I do know what I saw and heard through my kindergarten eyes and ears. I know what I learned from adults that day. And I know that it left an indelible mark and...
Ford/Kavanaugh/Columbus Day by Kathryn Haueisen
…and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. (John 8:32) The timing of the debate about appointing Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court after the hearing with Dr. Ford strikes me as ironic. This hotly...
Immigration Court: the Little Black Box by Carmine Pernini
On Monday, April 30, 2018, I was asked to accompany Bayron, a man seeking asylum in the US, to his Immigration Court hearing at the Rodino Federal Building, Newark, NJ. Bayron came to the US in 2016 across the Mexico/US...
Words Matter by Abel Arroyo Traverso
Words Matter. If there anything I learned in my last 5 years in Lutheran academia is that confessions are central. Words matter. They shape realities and transform both perception and perspective. Words are powerful. Even if they sound made up...
Jesus, Starbucks & Super Friends
When I was a kid I thought of Jesus as my personal superhero. My maternal grandmother Emogene gave me a children’s bible—filled with colorful pictures depicting the works of Jesus. I loved that book and the promise that it held....