With COVID-19 becoming a consistent aspect of life in these last few months, there’s been a major uptick in social media usage, video game sales, and media discourse. In the time of a worsening pandemic, civil unrest and police brutality, and a continuously uncertain future, more people are online than ever. Like any medium, games […]
Read MoreIn December 2019, BBC Reel released a film – Diving into a Medieval Mystery – which steeped the viewer in the mysteries of the deep; in this case, the enigma of a spring-fed well as much wholly mysterious as it is undeniably present. Effusing over 82 gallons a second, the spring is located in north-central […]
Read MoreWe are not in control. We cannot make sense of this. We need to be held by something greater-than-sensical. Everything is Not Ok Right Now (and it’s ok not to be ok) As you read this blog, I invite you to breathe with me. *In, then out.* There’s something really hard going on right […]
Read MoreWhat is a sacred site, and what is the relationship between such spaces and violence? First, I must state that I chose to narrow the scope of this blog specifically to exploring the concepts of attack on the sacred to physical sites in our world, interacted with by human beings. I believe that the sacred […]
Read MoreHumankind is always searching for meaning in life and during this current world health crisis (i.e. COVID-19), it appears the search has gone deeper. In times of crisis, individuals of sacred communities support and comfort each other as they search for answers. Relationships are confirmed and formed as we reflect on what our relationship with […]
Read MoreAs ministers, we are experiencing a great challenge in trying to figure out how to best serve the people of God amidst a truly unique and trying time. COVID-19 has required each of us to make changes in how we live. It has also challenged us to think about what matters most to us. The […]
Read MoreOur world is in an unstable state. Across the globe, our spiritual, emotional, and physical being – our sacred being – is at risk as there are becoming fewer people and places worldwide who are not yet affected by Covid-19. At times it feels like we are “under attack” by this virus as we scramble […]
Read MoreDuring a recent course in my graduate program of study, I was given an assignment to write on attacks of sacred sites. I thought of the attack on Historic Black churches here in the US, which is also an attack on Black lives. That’s it: This is a story about hatred. Racism is at the […]
Read MoreThe murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Police Officer has set American race relations back at least 50 years. This pandemic of violence against Black and Brown communities dates back to the very founding of our nation. We are a country built on stolen land and stolen labor rooted in violence and […]
Read MoreI am a planner and a producer and project-oriented person. No one else needs to give me a goal and tell me how to get there, because I automatically create these for myself. In fact, I thrive on tackling new projects and challenges. Every personality test I have taken affirms this: I am at my […]
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