The State of Black [and White] Cincinnati: Two Cities
Lent: a season of self-examination and renewal of trust in the God of our hope. A shared journey into the desert. The …
The Gift of Tears
The Gift of Tears In this second installation on Pope Francis’ visit to the Philippines, I reflect on the gift of …
All Creation Groans (with Charleston)
The violence present in our hearts, wounded by sin, is also reflected in the symptoms of sickness evident in the soil, in …
With Love There Are No Boundaries
To everyone in the Hope Sings community, Happy Christmas from Rosemary (second childhood!) at the soup kitchen where about 150 people probably …
Not Forgotten: John Howard Griffin
Many Americans of an older generation will remember reading Black Like Me, John Howard Griffin’s riveting account of his experiment in “becoming …
A Lover’s Prayer
Self-reflection is a built-in element of travel. It stirs within the traveler each time she is asked why she travels. “What is …
Arcade Fire, Haiti, and Social Change Through Art
I’m not trying to tell other people’s stories. We’re just trying to allow an experience to change you. – Win Butler, Arcade …
What Makes a Classic?
Long before I had any direct encounters with peoples of different racial and ethnic backgrounds, music was my doorway to worlds otherwise …
Like Lightning from Heaven
“In our world today there are some prophets like John the baptizer, who are spectacular. They prepare our hearts to see Jesus. …
The Christ Child is Born, Another Black Child is Dead
Yes, my title is provocative, but not gratuitously so. If you call yourself a Christian, it seems to me, you cannot ignore …
