minister, author, teacher, chaplain
All people and all creation stand in urgent need of new life. Through a pandemic, racial and gender injustices, and unprecedented dangerous weather events, we all are facing many challenges. Added to these, many people are going through personal health challenges and/or grieving losses. The beautiful biblical image of the Divine Midwife comes bringing hope […]
In commemorations of Black History Month, Black women are often ignored or mentioned only as props. Black women have had to overcome the triple oppression of racism, sexism, and classism to make unparalleled contributions to our country. Here is a video of Vontril McLemore, a ministry partner of The Gathering, A Womanist Church, singing “We […]
This season of Epiphany reminds us to be open to new revelations. Epiphany, the manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus to the Magi, has come to mean “any revelation of divine being.” Revelations of the Divine continue to happen when our minds and souls are open. Our world stands in great need of Epiphany […]
More than ever our world needs Wisdom (Sophia in the Greek New Testament) to guide us all to healing, justice, equity, peace, and love. With the hope of Advent and Christmas, we sing of the continual birth of Sophia. We sing and celebrate the power of Sophia to make our hope reality. This carol video […]
This season gives us a wonderful opportunity to sing carols for racial and gender justice. “O Holy Darkness” contributes to racial justice by changing the traditional symbolism of darkness as evil or ominous to darkness as creative bounty and beauty, emphasizing the sacred value of people of color through these positive images. This carol contributes […]
