It’s time. I have been called out. I have been signaled. I have been awakened. It all started that first trip out of my homeland in May 2010. The Baptist Collegiate Ministry from UWF took a group of college kids out of their comfy, climate-controlled cubicles and plopped them into the sticky, buggy jungle of … Continue reading I Have Been Awakened by Catherine Currier
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We are the Ravens
There are certain spiritual truths, verses, concepts that stick with you - things that have seeped down into the deep recesses of your heart. They become the foundation of your faith in G-d, the unshakeable knowledge that sees you through when the waters of life get rough. For me, it is the knowledge that G-d … Continue reading We are the Ravens
The Least of These
Last week, a friend posted the link to an interview with Rachel Denhollander, the first to come forward with her story of abuse by Larry Nassar, the USA Gymnastics team doctor convicted of seven counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct who was sentenced just recently. Her interview sheds light on a problem that plagues the … Continue reading The Least of These
Tikun Olam: A Jewish Response to Injustice
We are all gasping and reeling at the images we see splashed across the news and social media. The echoes of the phrase "Never Again" seem to ring hollow as white men, armed with flags emblazoned with swastikas and signs decrying the inhumanity of non-white people, marched with torches in the night. This time it … Continue reading Tikun Olam: A Jewish Response to Injustice
Love One Another
My heart is heavy today. The world we live in can be an ugly place. We have taken the beauty that God created and painted over it in broad strokes of hate, fear, and violence. The demonstrations in Charlottesville and the death of one and injury to many is a result of an act of … Continue reading Love One Another