As we gather for November’s dedicated Health and Wellness Month, we embrace the profound teachings embedded in the concept of the circle—an idea deeply rooted in both Indigenous culture and the broader tapestry of humanity. The circle represents equality, trust, … Continue reading Where Faith Meets Native Tradition: A Vision Quest for Healing in the Sacred Circle
It was June 2013. Six months into the second term of America’s first black president, a man of mixed heritage, alarm bells were sounded across a country struggling to find its bearings socially, culturally, and spiritually. The day after the … Continue reading From Chattel to Cheerios, We Can Do Better
“The judgment was set, and the books were opened.” Daniel 7:10 Many cross-baring, scripture-quoting, Christ-confessing believers are familiar with this apocalyptic scripture of Judgment Day. Some may think to themselves, where did those books come from? We thought we had … Continue reading The Original Big Lie And its Shape-Shifting Offspring
This Tweetology of semi-related statements about christian Nationalism and the Great Replacement Theory (GRT) are ready to cut, paste, and post. Continue reading A Tweetology of christian Nationalism
“You think I’m an ignorant savage And you’ve been so many places I guess it must be so But still, I cannot see If the savage one is me How can there be so much that you don’t know? You … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving?
When my family visited the nation of Cameroon last year, it was a linguistically challenging trip. Cameroon’s main colonial language was French. Out of the six of us, I was the only one who’d ever studied French—and that was thirty … Continue reading The Sound of Many Languages
When overlooking difference for the sake of inclusion isn’t based in equal human worth By Lisa Colón DeLay Have you heard about the problems and harms of colorblindness lately? I have. I’m hearing that we’ve been thinking about differences all … Continue reading The Baked-in Blindness Under America’s Colorblindness
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