Yesterday at church I learned of an incident that happened earlier in the week that is nothing less than bullying. An individual placed handmade fliers making false accusations about Broadway United Methodist Church. In the flier, the bully suggests that people should let Alderman Tom Tunney know how they feel about what Broadway is doing [...]
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Response To A Lakeview Bully
Posted in Community, Politics, tagged Church, homelessness, Lakeview on August 8, 2011 | 3 Comments »
My Stewardship Testimony
Posted in Community, Gratitude, Spirituality, Things I ♥, tagged Broadway United Methodist, BUMC, Church, Philanthropy on May 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Recently, I shared the following story with my church, which illustrates all of the reasons why I make financial contributions. When I was a child, my family attended a Lutheran church, one of the largest and wealthiest in the Twin Cities. It was a big, beautiful building downtown, with vaulted ceilings and stained glass windows, [...]
#Gratitude and the Silver Lining
Posted in Community, Friends & Family, Gratitude, Opinion, Politics on November 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In Light of the Midterm #Election After last Tuesday’s brutal election results, it has been slowly sinking in what this means for progressives like me and our movements for civil rights, social and environmental justice, and feeding hungry people. The results of that day do not bode well for us. I take solace in the [...]
Paradox: August 23, 2010
Posted in Community, Observances, Opinion, Politics on August 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
How do we respect the points of view of ourselves and others with whom we disagree as our boundaries bump against each other, and yet be open to challenges with our differences? The only way we are going to have constructive public discourse is if each of us is willing to listen to each other [...]
To Boycott or Not?
Posted in Community, Opinion, Politics, tagged Civil Rights, discrimination, Target, Tom Emmer on August 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
@Target’s Support of Anti-Gay MN Candidate Disappoints A shiny new Target has opened in my Uptown Chicago neighborhood. I have been looking forward to this anchor business here, having high hopes for convenient access to affordable household goods that we need and like. Also, this neighborhood is struggling economically, and while I have a penchant [...]
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