Reflections & Research:
Wellbeing
April 14, 2021
A healing friendship in the aftermath of gun violence
The Rev. Eric S.C. Manning, who leads Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, hugs Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, of the Tree of Life congregation in Pittsburgh. The New York Times / Photo by Hilary Swift The rabbi of the Tree of Life congregation and the pastor of Mother Emanuel AME talk about their relationship, their […]
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Sentiment isn’t enough to combat oppression
Members of the Proud Boys march during a protest Dec. 12, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images A pastor whose church in Washington, D.C., was vandalized by white supremacists urges his fellow Christians to avoid feel-good responses and instead act in community to disrupt systems of oppression. I am sitting at my […]
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Rest can be hard work
iStock / SkyNext The calls to work for justice and to make room for rest are significant and difficult to balance, writes a pastor and denominational executive from Michigan. Near the end of every December, as I consider new trajectories and intentions for the coming year, the idea of reclaiming rest is always on […]
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What is possible? Out of a season of hardship and into a season of hope
iStock / DariaRen From her perspective in the midst of the pandemic and with a new year dawning, a New York pastor advocates for leaders to look again for possibilities. Advent is upon us, and many are bracing to restart in a new year. Scientists have told us that we need to prepare for more […]
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