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On making changes
With every New Year we make New Year’s resolutions, right? It’s a bit like Lent without the end of the forty days to look forward to. New Year’s resolutions are expected to be life changing. It is a...
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The conversation we must all have
I saw a photo on Facebook today of a small girl holding a gun and I was taken back decades. Years ago I worked in Flint, Mich. in the only ELCA congregation in the city. I was Outreach/Volunteer...
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A resurrection story
This is March. In March I look back. In March I have Thanksgiving. And, I remember. I remember that I am a survivor. I know that I am a thriver. I am these things because of the love of Jesus; I love...
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It felt like April Fool’s Day!
I am not the first person to write a blog about the History Channel’s “The Bible”, and I will likely not be the last. I will start with this confession: I only watched the first episode. I didn’t need...
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Earth Day 2013
As I sit above my flooded basement, listening to our sole working pump in the garage valiantly going through its cycle beneath a flooded garage, and looking out over our flooded backyard, I think about...
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Isn’t that precious?
It made the headlines. I have not heard much of an uproar about it. Not even on Facebook. Maybe it happened too fast? It happened in one day. There was anguish in the halls of Congress over the long...
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Just say no
The abstinence movement is growing within many communities as the answer to everything from abortion to rape. I would not mind it if abstinence education was proven to avoid both. It doesn’t....
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Understanding white privilege
My sister-in-law can’t believe there is something called the White Privilege Conference (WPC) but she understands why there needs to be one. The WPC is a program of the Matrix Center for the...
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Making a SNAP judgment?
There are so many stigmas about receiving public aid that I haven’t shared with many how my husband and I used food stamps for 18 months in 1981-1982. I don’t have much tolerance for those who are...
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Will Jesus claim you?
Do you see Jesus in the face of the poor? The U.S. House voted last week to eliminate as much as $40 billion dollars of food aid to poor families and their children in the United States. I contacted my...
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Justice, large and small
On November 14, 2013, a US Airways flight from Philadelphia did not take off as planned due to misbehavior. Upon investigation, the only “misbehavior” appears to have been on the part of the airline...
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A Valentine is a heart
My mother loves to do jigsaw puzzles. I do not. Or, I will put it this way: I do not mind doing them so much if the picture on the box is helpful and I have nothing else that needs to get done. This...
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Every time we do this, we feed Jesus
It is ridiculous that people die from malnutrition and hunger! It is a sin against the Creator, creation and our own souls! When I read that approximately 40% of the food we purchase in the U.S. is...
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Self-care in stressful times
A Spirituality & Health article title caught my weary attention! “Practicing self-care during stressful times” Yep. That would be just great to know how to do, is what I said to self! I don’t...
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
I have only occasionally joked that as director for justice for Women of the ELCA, I get to handle all the sins. Sometimes it feels that way with Women of the ELCA’s heart desire to address such...
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Seeking justice? Seeking love?
I believe that advocating that our institutions and systems provide equitable treatment and healing opportunities for those who heretofore were constrained or denied access to such opportunity is what...
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Reflections on conceal and carry
It is now legal to carry concealed firearms in Illinois. On April 2 the Chicago Tribune reported that the Illinois State Police announced the previous day that they had denied concealed carry licenses...
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Blessed to be a blessing
This morning as I prayed on my commute, the Lord comforted me and assured me that all I need to do is remain humble before him. He said he would take care of the rest. I really needed his words because...
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Weary no more
I attended Sojourners’ inaugural THE SUMMIT in Washington, D.C., in late June, an intentional and invitational gathering of faith leaders committed to conversation and collaboration.I was invited...
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For racial justice advocates of faith
I didn’t expect an indictment of Eric Garner’s murderer, and still the announcement of the grand jury’s failure to indict tore something away deep inside of me. I bleed. I know some of you bleed with...
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