Our worship songs and readings often give negative meanings to darkness and positive meanings to light. We can contribute to racial justice and equity by changing the traditional symbolism of darkness as evil or ominous and light as good to symbolism of both darkness and light as sacred and good. This song, like many of […]

There is plenty to resist these days. All around we find injustices. Women still don’t have equal rights. Racial and gender discrimination continue. Human rights are violated in our country and around the world. Our resistance to injustice is stronger when we rise up together. In our faith communities and other groups, let us all […]

Millions of people watched in wonder and awe as the moon passed between the earth and sun. Texas was center stage for this breathtaking solar eclipse. People from around the United States came together in large crowds in Austin and other Texas cities. Some even came from England, France, New Zealand, and other countries. In […]

Many churches still exclude women from pastoral leadership. Large denominations, such as Southern Baptist and Roman Catholic, still won’t ordain women to ministry. How can this be when the Bible tells us that our “sons and daughters shall prophesy” (Acts 2:17), and that women were the first to receive revelations from Jesus and to preach […]

The question often raised when I’m leading discussions on expanding divine names and images is “You do believe Jesus is male, don’t you?” At first I tried to give detailed theological explanations, but later simply replied, “I believe Jesus was male, but Jesus is not male, because I believe in the resurrection.” The image of […]