
In Honor of Black History Month – A Poem and a Lament of White Privilege
I have decided to take the risk of offending you To gently ask that you join me too To wake up and make a…
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Read MoreThe Journey Is longer than I thought It would be (I was only 17 when I became aware of it And the…
Read MoreWinter’s hold Is deep Suggesting it Will not let go This time The ice will never thaw Life will always be hard Hope is…
Read MoreI am writing a series of laments. As a white evangelical Christian, I did not learn to lament in my religious or cultural background. This…
Read MoreI recently had an appointment with an eye doctor. I have sarcoidosis, an inflammatory disease. My pulmonologist asked me to get my eyes checked,…
Read MoreI am writing a series of laments. As a white evangelical Christian, I did not learn to lament in my religious or cultural background. This…
Read MoreI could tell you many stories of the Muslim women I know. I could tell of their compassion, kindness and hospitality, of hard work,…
Read MoreMy family began our sojourn in Central Asia in 1985. We were three then: my husband, my almost 2-year-old son and I. English teachers…
Read MoreWhy welcome the stranger? Are you afraid you don’t have enough Resources for yourself? Your family? Your nation? Not enough jobs? Did you forget…
Read MoreWhat is this fertile ground Where hoods are removed And torches lit? Where these actions and words Of violence and hate Reverberate across the…
Read MoreCome looking for me Like the Good Shepherd I am lost I am lonely I am scared We all lose the path Sometimes We…
Read MoreOn a day like today When the sun comes out After months of hiding Behind low clouds and Sheets of rain You could believe…
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