Picture this: You have just found out you are pregnant. Only four weeks along at this point. You go home to give the news to your husband who is absolutely ecstatic. He wants twin boys, you desperately want a girl. Either way, it really doesn’t matter – all you really want and hope is for …
The Risk that Comes with Challenging Oppression
There is a great risk that comes with countering oppression. People who have long been in power or who have long possessed great wealth at the expense of others, won’t let go of these things easily. Pharaoh and the Egyptians, as portrayed in the early chapters of Exodus, resisted in letting the people of Israel …
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He Is Still Holy: Reflections on Justice in the Midst of Evil
The world at times can be a little overwhelming. Hearing about the further marginalization of communities of color through redlining and disinvestment or reading about the 74th gun shooting on a school property since Sandy Hook can be enough to make you scream. And for people like me who are gifted with extra sensitivity and …
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D-Day: Where Are All the Black Men?
This post was written by my mom, Jacqueline Hatch As the world comes together to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Normandy invasion, I have to ask myself where were all the African American soldiers during the war. Watching the news concerning the anniversary of D-day, you would think that African American men were not …
The Christian Community: Collective Power Among Us
About two months ago, World Vision’s CEO Richard Stearns issued a statement saying that it would permit its employees to enter into legally same sex marriages. As soon as he made the announcement, Christians around the U.S. responded with negative feedback. The denomination that I am a part of, issued their own statement and called …
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Ebony Johanna 