March has been designated as Women’s History Month, where women’s contributions and embodied trailblazing are celebrated, highlighted, and explored. During this month, the lives of women, their struggles, joys, inventions, and contributions in all facets of society are lifted in multiple educational formats. In 1996, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) “instituted Celebrate the Gifts of Women Sunday after a resolution by the Advocacy Committee for Women’s Concerns was approved by the 205th...

“Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a better person of yourself, a greater nation of your country, and a finer world to live in.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. One of the favorite pastimes of my family and other cultures is to gather and talk, laugh, and tell stories. The telling of stories is powerful. They are filled with wisdom, teaching, warning, warmth, laughter, and love. One element of these storytelling interactions is the...

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” — Desmond Tutu “Lament is not despair. It is not a cry into a void. Lament is a cry directed to God.” — Walter Brueggemann “We are called to learn the anguished cry of lament.” – Center for Action and Contemplation The season of Advent is upon us. Advent is my favorite liturgical season. The hymns, songs, scripture readings, and sermons are filled with hope, joy, peace, and a sense of wonder. Over the years, during...