Kids who die, adults who contribute
The things that cause kids to die in this country - hate crimes, suicide, racism, neglect, abuse, hunger, war, gun violence - were no different in Langston Hughes’ day than they are now, and they ought to spur us not just to act but to move. What movements ought we to be crafting to love and protect children?
We are meant to go together
When we do not go together as communities, we remain divided and fragmented. Loneliness becomes inevitable. Challenges mount and begin to look intractable.
Rafting with Jesus and Jared: what I learned on the New River
Being a disciple of Jesus is like rafting. As with life itself, there are long stretches of calm though constant movement punctuated by moments of turbulence requiring intense action and effort.
When shall we overcome?
Why are we still singing about freedom as an aspiration? Why have we not overcome already?
Still masking after all these years
We saved lives in 2020 with social distancing and with a vaccine in 2021. We have the potential to save them today if we resist the push to all or nothing and instead focus together on how we can reduce harm.