"Oh, you gay boys," she said,    using that to explain certain aspects of our home,as if all gay men would do the same.    I bristled, though I wasn't sure why at the time. I now understand why it… Continue reading

I don't want to be racist. I don't want to be prejudiced. I don't want to be judgmental. Because of recent events–     conversing with friends,    watching the struggle for racial justice,    reading books on racism,   … Continue reading

Romeo: 2003-2020. We said goodbye to this gentle, affectionate, handsome boy on Friday. He had multiple health issues, but the failure of the kidneys brought him down. At 17, he'd had long and happy life, and brought us much joy… Continue reading

"Complacency is a form of racism." I read these words and cringe. I have marched in protests in the past,    linked arms with Jesus (in many forms),supported his call for justice for all people. I have walked in Denver's… Continue reading

To be American    does not mean to be white.To be American    does not mean to assimilate into white culture. White (Euro-American) culture    is no more American        than Black (African-American) culture,        than LatinX culture,        than Native-American culture,        than… Continue reading

I am a racist,    but I am not a bad person. Racist does not equal bad. We white people    stumble over the term "racist"because we think it only applies    to pipe-wielding bashers of blacksor goose-stepping white nationalists.… Continue reading

I am. I am racist. This isn't comfortable to admit,    but being racist shouldn't be comfortable.Being racist should be embarrassing;    it should bring confession, repentance, sorrow…and above all a commitment to change myself    and to do what… Continue reading

Here is another stunning image     from Denver's Black Love Mural Project. I was eager,    as I took this photo,to know what Isaiah 64:8    had to say. Here it is from the NRSV:     Yet, O Lord, you are our Father;        we… Continue reading

She slowly sinks to her knees.    What lowers her?Sadness, yes. Remorse.    Confusion, compassion, concern.Mostly, though, it was a sudden insight,    an epiphany,an unexpected and profound revelation. "Oh my," she says,     ignoring the aching in her 72-year-old… Continue reading

Baptize us! Baptize us again,     source of water and life,        source of fire and justice.Let your water wash us,    your fire purify us        as we kneel here,            waiting and weak,                covered… Continue reading