Tag Archives: Racial Justice

Multiplying the Glorias Around the Earth

Glory to God indeed! Alleluia! I add my voice to the chorus of my brothers and sisters throughout the country singing from our new hymnal. I celebrate this new powerful resource, a labor of love that took great time, energy, … Continue reading

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Amos’ Plumbline; Whose Church? The Future of Social Witness

Join us at Unbound as we try something different — a rolling issue!  Advocates from across the US and around the world will address a new theme each week and explore what they envision for the future of the church’s … Continue reading

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The African Mzungo

Coming into my Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) year, I was no stranger to being the chocolate chip in the vanilla ice cream. All throughout my grade school years and college, I was the splash of color in a sea of … Continue reading

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The Power of Bias

More than five years ago, I helped conduct an exercise with a large, diverse group of public transportation drivers. Each participant was given the same set of cards with one word typed clearly on each. They read: Asian, Middle Eastern, African-American, … Continue reading

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