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In my family, it is usually other women who make tamales. Older women who know what they’re doing and don’t need silly things like recipes. But this year, my aunt Evelyn was sick with COVID as were so many people around the world. So there was grief mingled with a little bit of joy at … Continue reading Being an Anti-Racist is Like Learning to Cook
Asian Fetishization IS white supremacy
On Tuesday, March 16th, the tragic news broken that eight people were shot and killed by a white male son of a Baptist preacher terrorist. Right out the gate, we saw police working in favor of whiteness and white supremacy, claiming they weren’t sure if the heinous violence was racially motivated. It even came to … Continue reading Asian Fetishization IS white supremacy
Dear Pastors, Unity Will Not Erase Your Complicity
Dear Pastors and Preachers, Many of you (us) have been taught a falsity about unity. We have been taught that to lead is to make equal space for all people, regardless of political difference and to find our unity in Jesus. This has been framed as a noble thing. But before we address our churches, … Continue reading Dear Pastors, Unity Will Not Erase Your Complicity
To the Men in Church Authority who Spiritually Abused Me
This is a letter to the men who called themselves my “authorities” before I left the church. For the longest time you’ve claimed to be my protector. You’ve claimed to be the mouth of God to me. You’ve claimed to be the leaders, by birthright, that stand in strength to care for your women and … Continue reading To the Men in Church Authority who Spiritually Abused Me
Voting for the Kingdom of God
Recently, I remembered a conversation from 4 years ago, with a white friend. We were a few weeks from the 2016 presidential elections and taking the scenic route through southern Minnesota. The 2.5-hour drive through the Minnesota River Valley is beautiful (especially in the fall). But I was silently counting the number of Trump signs … Continue reading Voting for the Kingdom of God
Christian Unity Doesn’t Mean Avoiding Political Realities
As November 3rd draws nearer, I hear not only an increase in the bitter and divisive political rhetoric as Biden and Trump vie for the presidency, but also pleas on the part of some Christian leaders to focus on “Christian unity.” To be honest, I don’t blame pastors and other leaders for wanting to provide … Continue reading Christian Unity Doesn’t Mean Avoiding Political Realities