Dependence of church members on civil government for material support should be avoided if possible, especially where such dependence would interfere with the Christian’s freedom to testify to the government of Christ.” —Friends of Truth / Glenside Friends Meeting, Christian Conduct Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, […]
The courage to be selectively transparent
Despite a 20-year healthy career in television and film, Taraji P. Henson is still a radically underestimated actor and producer. From the ABC/WB series, Sister Sister, to this year’s Hidden Figures, Henson has shown remarkable persistence with her acting career, something that’s only benefited the characters whose stories she chooses to tell. Not much in that career would have […]
Lorde and Morrison on identity and action
Audre Lorde and Toni Morrison were born on the same birthdate, February 18: Morrison in 1931 and Lorde in 1934. Thanks to the good folks at Many Voices, I’ve been listening to Audre Lorde speaking to students at UCLA. The date of the lecture is unclear, but the video uploader places the session in the early […]
A sense of scale
I went on a long walk after work yesterday—about 40 New York City blocks. Some of that time I spent in the thick of a massive, traffic-snarling street march; the rest of the time I walked parallel to it instead. We’d been blanketed in grey clouds all day, and it was finally drizzling. Just when I’d […]
Control and courage
On my way out of the office last Friday, I saw a single white wildflower growing out of a crack in the parking lot. It was nestled right in the corner between the level that the cars drive on and the sidewalk that people walk on. It was about eight inches tall with Irish green leaves, […]
