The yin and yang of social activism and spiritual centeredness
Social activism and spirituality are both well-served when what is wrought in the one is woven into the fabric of the other.
Slow cooking as a spiritual exercise
If we can find God in our shared meals, perhaps there is space to find God in the preparation of those meals if we take the time.
Shepherd your ‘little church’ as thermostat to alter society
Today, I pray for a grand emergence of a new generation of radically Christian and socially subversive parents who will shepherd their little church faithfully and unabashedly.
From the Civil Rights era to the fight for human rights for all—commemorating the life and walk of Martin Luther King, Jr.
We all have a purpose, to fight for that which is right, with the tools and gifts and opportunities we are given. May this year’s commemoration of the life and walk of Dr. King bring you closer to that walk with God, for in God we live, move and have our very being. And until all of us are free, none of us are free.
The risky dream of leadership
Like Martin Luther King, leaders need to be willing to take a risk and define themselves to those they lead: “Here’s what I believe. Here’s where I stand. Here’s where I’m heading.”
“Where do we go from here: Chaos or Community?” Martin Luther King, Jr.’s prophetic question waits for a response
While the voices of the biblical prophets spoke to a nation of people in a particular moment, their words echo through history and speak to a world very different from their own. In the same fashion, we hear Martin Luther King Jr.’s prophetic voice today.