Church planting - much like its residential counterpart - is a form of gentrification that reshapes a community that already had culture, texture, beauty, ideologies, priorities, values, and theologies based on a vision that is usually not cast by someone from that hood.
Read MoreI've often said we can all do something good in the world with what we have and Chadwick used his skill as an actor and charisma as a person to make things that gave and will give generations of us something to press toward and believe in.
Read MoreWhether it be resources, time, art, space, relationships, social media shares, physical presence, spiritual counsel, emotional support, bail money, blogging skills, lobbying experience, caretaking, conflict meditation, free/low cost professional support, voter mobilization, or something you can name that falls beyond the scope of this writer's imagination, you have something to lend to those working towards our collective liberation
Read MoreWhite supremacy will only loosen its grip on us all as you work adopt a posture of humility and own the ways that you - through your action or inaction - have allowed it to stand. All liberation comes at a price and getting free will cost you your pride. The question is, are you willing to pay?
Read MoreTake some time and check out this podcast I recorded with my boo Kevin Garcia over at Tiny Revolution. We covered a lot of ground in our time together including LGBTQ inclusion in religious community, what it means to live out your love, elitism in faith spaces, power & privilege, and what community, church, and solidarity can look like.So take the next 45 minutes and listen to our talk, Petty and/or Prophetic. I think you'll find it worth your time.
Read MoreWhile 2016 has been hard, it has been a year I am grateful for because it stretched and pushed me. It's reminded me that the disquiet I feel in my spirit can be harnessed to do good work that is responsive to the need I see in the world.So thank you to the year that has encouraged me to unapologetically be myself and walk, speak, and act boldly in the places that I find myself rooted in.
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