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Allegories of slavery & freedom in sacred texts: liberating or problematic? At the end of his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. alludes to the apostle Paul’s words in Galatians 3:28: “There is no longer Jew or […]
White Buffalo Teachings (excerpt)— Chief Arvol Looking Horse We need a great healing,and we need a Great Forgiving.But healing cannot begin without forgiveness.We must forgive each other,Forgive our loved ones,Forgive our friends,Forgive our enemies,Forgive ourselves.We need to pray even for a person who has done wrong!In our Tiyospaye – our family — when two people fight they are […]
Holiness, not in the fire, wind or quake, but in the silence that comes after: It is about sweeping in when we are too comfortable and moving us out of those places we cling to when we fear the unknowns and try to avoid the pain and injustice around us. It is about empowering us […]
Acts of God … where God is and where God is not — reflections on natural disasters and the aftermath — mountain, wind, fire, quake and silence: themes from 1 Kings. Where do you find ‘acts of God’ in your life? What evokes the presence of the sacred for you? Holiness, not in the fire, […]
My Mind Stayed on Freedom — Spiritual adapted by Odetta Holmes (Well, I) woke up this mornin’ with my mind stayed on freedom … Oh well, I’m walkin’ and talkin’ walkin’ and talkin’ with my mind stayed on freedom … Hallelu, hallelu, hallelujah. Musings on Justice Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man’s […]
