Living SignPosts

03/10/2025

“Surprised you’re going political..”
“Go back to being an encouraging place!” they said.

Sometimes, people don’t want all of you.
They only want the shiny parts.
The hopeful parts.
The parts that make them feel affirmed in their choices, better about themselves, better about life.

But Jesus was the light IN the darkness.
He showed us the evils that were present in the world and in religion. He came to show us a better way- the way of love.

And this love is not passive. It acts. It restores. It heals. This love flips tables, too.

To skip over the darkness would be to ignore what Jesus teaches us to do.

I won’t apologize for using my voice in this time of darkness.
I won’t back down from advocating for the marginalized.
I won’t stay silent in the blatant idolatry of evil.

So, here you can expect light IN the darkness. We don’t ignore what’s wrong in our world and in our lives & we look for ways beauty is still unfolding.

We become a part of that unfolding.

More of what you can expect from me in the comments.

03/10/2025

They are telling us who and what they are. Are you listening?

03/10/2025

From DEI to Black Lives Matter Square in D.C., Congressional Republicans work to erase civil rights, free speech, and the contributions of Black people from the American landscape.

Over the past five years, Washington, D.C.'s iconic Black Lives Matter street painting has served as a powerful symbol of activism and a gathering place for joy and resistance.

03/09/2025

So, DEI is the new “woke”: MAGA America’s default boogeyman-du-jour.

03/09/2025

New post from Jemar Tisby digging into the truth and the history of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Learn the truth and the history of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

02/16/2025

Lead your faith community through a holy Lenten Season with this wonderful resource: Learning Together: A Lenten Exploration of Anti-Racist Values in Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

GCORR invites you to use this Lenten devotional, “Learning Together: A Lenten Exploration of Anti-Racist Values in Matthew, Mark, & Luke,” for personal or congregational use. This devotional was inspired by a desire to showcase, through the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke), Jesu

02/12/2025

Sign up to receive daily prayers for anti-racism. "Praying for Change: Daily Prayers for Anti-Racism."

Discipleship Ministries and other agencies and bodies of The United Methodist Church will continue to provide resources and guidance on how to become…

02/12/2025

We thank God for President Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday can remind us of the need to proclaim Emancipation every day and in many ways. “Now to Him who can do immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine, to Him be the glory now and forever.” Ephesians 3:20

02/12/2025

02/09/2025

The defense secretary, speaking to the Pentagon work force, defended his “unconventional approaches” to an audience that included women and people of color.

02/09/2025

For White men: Boys will be boys. Don’t ruin his life.

For Black boys: Zero tolerance for misbehavior. Try him as an adult.

To be racist is to treat White adults like kids and Black kids like adults. To be antiracist is to treat all adults like adults and all kids like kids.