Thanks to the invitation of Vanderbilt Divinity School and Dr. Steph Budwey, you can find me on campus this week! Wednesday will be a full and rich day of learning and worship, and I’m excited to be part of ongoing conversations around welcome and singing in community.
Read MoreI’m grateful to share my protest song Pray With Our Feet is being sung around the country - from Washington, D.C. to Iowa to California. I continue to offer it for free, with hope the piece inspires courageous action to end gun violence in the United States.
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I'm grateful to The Rev. Hillary Raining for including me and Music that Makes Community in the Way of Love podcast focused on worship.
It's Holy Week, and time is of the essence, but take a listen when you have a moment and reflect with us on the formative power of worship, especially singing!
There is lots more to listen to at The Hive, an online spiritual community buzzing with rich material to sustain your life of faith.
I wonder if Psalm 137 shines light on the way that communities hold trauma, anxiety and grief, even in ways we may not fully aware of? I don’t believe this psalm is inviting us to some sort of catharsis. I don’t feel better after praying these words; they make me uneasy, even nauseous. I hear no comfort, nothing pastoral; only an unsettled reminder of just how difficult and messy life can be.
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