Monthly Archives: June 2015

Identity and showing up

There is big brouhaha going on about Rachel Dolezal. The New York Times, in an article today about her, states that “She has professed an affinity for black people since she was a teenager, when her parents adopted four black … Continue reading

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Restorative justice: in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes

Sonnet 29 When, in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state, And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, And look upon myself and curse my fate, Wishing me like to one more rich … Continue reading

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A female image of God

Yesterday I gave a small ‘talk’ at a local Presbyterian church (which may be where I am eventually ordained, if I ever finish my units…) which was appropriately called, by them, ‘Memoirs of an Activist’ through story, poetry and song. … Continue reading

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