I am at a Christian youth camp in Texas for Juneteenth this year. According to the New York Times, “On June 19, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Texas were told they were free. A century and a half later, people across the U.S. continue to celebrate the day, which is now a federal holiday.” As […]
Racism’s Toll on Mental Health by Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund
The day before the United Church of Christ honored Mental Health Sunday, a horrendous hate crime was carried out on Saturday, May 14, at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York. Ten lives were taken by a white, 18-year-old male mass shooter motivated by racism. The victims were targeted because they were Black. The shooter […]
Facing Reality by Jennifer Stuart
Stephanie Spellers, in the new book, “Disruption, Decline, and New Hope for Beloved Community,” writes of the current state of church. Rev. Spellers, an Episcopalian priest and writer, recalls texting a friend last summer: “God is breaking open this church and pouring us out – pouring out privilege, pouring out empire, pouring out racism and […]