Not Invited to the Family Thanksgiving Dinner
Next week is Thanksgiving in the United States. We celebrate with a big feast of turkey and mashed potatoes, various sides, and lots of pie. But this year I was not invited to the...
Category: Journeys
Taking off my coat and shoes.
by LMA Coat and shoes. There is a part inside of me that wears a coat and shoes all day, every day. She stands at the ready. To work. To achieve. To be good....
Recent Church Changes: Are They Enough?
I recently stumbled across a piece I wrote a little over two years ago that’s been languishing in my drafts folder. In it, I poured out my dreams for my daughter in the church....
Guest Post: Take what you love and leave the rest ….The deception beyond the perception
By Melissa Malcolm King What does it mean to be a saint? To be perfected? To be like God? To truly love others without condition? Often times in our quest for holiness, we lose...
Book Review: Ina Coolbrith: The Bittersweet Song of California’s First Poet Laureate
Ina Coolbrith was named California’s first Poet Laureate in 1915. A century later, Aleta George published her biography, which I recommend you all find copies of and read. Ina grew up as a child...
The Gospel of Thomas
The Gospel of Thomas is an early Christian text that was found in an urn, in a cave, in the desert of Upper Egypt during WWII in 1945. Fragments of the text have been...
Internalized Racism Hinders Family History Work
By Michelle Franzoni Thorley Today I want to continue our discussion about family history for people of color by addressing how shame prevents us from engaging in generational healing and family history. This post...
Unfinished Post
I have weird hair right now. It is still dark for the most part, curly, shorter than it has been in years. But there is a haystack of grey, coarse, strange difference at the...
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