Becoming Beloved Community Newsletter Articles:
Sacred Ground: The Spirit Will Mess with You
By Michelle Dayton My story about Sacred Ground will read like those pharmaceutical ads: exclaiming…
Strength in Community: Trans Day of Remembrance
By Cameron Partridge In the fall of 1995, I was a first-year divinity school student…
Missionizing the Missionaries and Healing the Broken
By Bude VanDyke My core belief is that the economy of God pays both directions….
‘American’ Thanksgiving
By Shaneequa Brokenleg As many of you know, November is Native American Heritage Month. As…
On Sacred Ground: Becoming Beloved Community Across Different Kinds of Difference
By Lallie Lloyd Clockwise from upper left: Lallie Lloyd, Nora Boerner, David Ware, and Meg…
Democracy is a Year-Round, Proactive Exercise
By Alan Yarborough Participating in our democracy is a central element of our common life…
Kids Need Us to Talk About Race
By Jennifer Enriquez Photo taken from the “Tell Me the Truth About Racism” Facebook page….
Looking Back at Hispanic Heritage Month and Coming Out Day
By the Rev. Miguel Bustos I love this time of year. The fall has always…
Transforming Our Community
By the Rev. Shaneequa Brokenleg The Rev. Melanie Mullen and the Rev. Shaneequa Brokenleg What…
The Spirit Moved at “It’s All About Love”
By Nick Gordon “It’s All About Love” was the first churchwide opportunity for a portion…
Thoughts and Reflections
By the Rev. Miguel Bustos Name the biggest overall lesson you’ve learned throughout the festival. …
It’s All About Intersectional Love
By the Rev. Melanie Mullen The Rev. Glenna J. Huber and the Rev. Melanie Mullen…