You probably don’t need reminding that our world is in deep need of healing. Even before the global pandemic, lives have been destroyed by racism and white supremacy, global warming, gun violence, patriarchy with accompanying misogyny, sexism, heterosexism, and sexual violence. Scientists have discovered that the COVID-19 pandemic may be one of the results of […]
Category: She Lives!
Celebrating Collaborator Larry E. Schultz
Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, invited me to write a hymn celebrating Larry E. Schultz on the occasion of his 20th anniversary as minister of music of the church. I was delighted to write this hymn, along with notes on the text and tunes and a tribute to Larry, my collaborator and […]
“Lady Wisdom, She’s Worthy to Be Praised,” by Vontril & Alexandria McLemore
Growing up in a Baptist church Sunday school and children’s choir, I learned to sing “Praise Him, Praise Him, All You Little Children.” In “big church” I heard and learned “Praise Him! Praise Him!” and many more hymns praising “Him.” I never heard a hymn praising “Her.” Most hymns sung in any denomination today don’t […]
“Follow Wisdom Day and Night” Video
Many years ago commentator Bill Moyers wrote, “The news is not good these days. What we need is what the ancient Israelites called Hokmah (“Wisdom”), the capacity to see, to feel and then to act as if the future depended on us.” The news is even worse now. And the future of our world does depend […]
The Gathering, A Womanist Church: Origins, Stories, Sermons, and Litanies, reviewed by Rev. Dr. Courtney Pace
If you’re looking for a book that can not only teach you something but also give you hope in and for humanity, look no further than The Gathering: A Womanist Church by Irie Lynne Session, Kamilah Hall Sharp, and Jann Aldredge-Clanton. The book begins with an introduction to womanist methodology, specifically related to theology (study […]