A recent New Wineskins Community Gathering focused on gratitude in the midst of struggles and challenges. We shared stories and expressions of gratitude. We talked about the difference it makes for us to express gratitude anyhow/anyway. Vontril and Alexandria McLemore, my good friends and ministry partners of New Wineskins and The Gathering, A Womanist Church, […]
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“She Is Everywhere” Video
The Divine lives in everyone and everything. She is everywhere. “I, the fiery life of divine essence, am aflame beyond the beauty of the meadows. I gleam in the waters, and I burn in the sun, moon and stars.” (St. Hildegard of Bingen)“Earth’s crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God.” (Elizabeth Barrett […]
Feel Her Power
Alec Baldwin’s firing a prop gun he thought was safe, killing the movie’s cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza, raises many questions. Law enforcement officials have been questioning people on the movie set to discover the kind of ammunition in the gun and how it got there. Along with many others, I’m shocked […]
Songs for Racial and Gender Equity and Justice: Hymn Society Conference 2020
If you’ve wondered why I write so much on inclusive language, you’ll find answers in this presentation. The two questions I most often get about including female names and images of the Divine are: Does it matter? Is it biblical? Watch this video for our answers. Larry E. Schultz and I collaborated on this presentation […]
“All the Earth Is Sacred” Video
This song and video are dedicated to my sister, Dr. Anne Morton, a powerful, tenacious environmental activist for many years. All the Earth is sacred; sacred is Her ground; mountains, trees, and flowers everywhere abound.Her beauty all around is still found. Earth calls out for nurture; Earth calls out for care;we will work to save […]