Black History Month—not a quiet memorial space.It is the present.It is strength.It is pride. It is the graphic shared by the Cherokee Nationfor Black Cherokees,for Cherokee Freedmen Descendants—and the knowledge:these are my ancestors.Not a footnote.Not a side remark.History with names, bodies, voices. Growing up with the N-word.With “mixed breed.”With looks that measure,and questions that are … Black History Month weiterlesen
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“You Are Not Far” – My Ordination Sermon
I had the honor of preaching at my ordination service. “Hear, O Israel!” – this is how the greatest commandment begins. Faith means listening: to God, to other people, and to one’s own heart. In my ordination sermon at Basel Minster, I speak about why love of God cannot be thought of without love of … “You Are Not Far” – My Ordination Sermon weiterlesen