Category Archives: Faith

Looking Back Before Moving Ahead

The five-minute VIDEO below is part of an interview I did for NIC News Today with Anne Marie Gerhardt, Director of Communications for the Northern Illinois Conference (NIC) of the United Methodist Church.  This episode was shown a few times … Continue reading

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The Quiet After Easter

Where are the pockets of quiet in our year?  Not now, as end of school year events—graduations, concerts, parties, summer planning—crowd our days and nights.  On March 26th this year, I held a Becoming the Beloved Community workshop and was … Continue reading

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The Doctrine of Discovery

As a consultant for racial justice and equity initiatives of the United Methodist Church’s Northern Illinois Conference, I have had many occasions to both applaud the UMC’s anti-racist efforts as well as highlight the church’s racist past.  John Wesley finally … Continue reading

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