The day my joy ended
This was the day I knew I’d never be joy-filled again, that every happiness I might manage to experience was […]
poverty
It’s a trap
All of a sudden, I’m seeing a ton of ads for stock trading on my Facebook feed. And as soon […]
To love each other, we must seek justice for everyone
I’ve seen a meme on Facebook this morning, posted by several friends, calling on us to love one another. But […]
Denying food to the poor is violence
Have you ever had to go to bed hungry? I have. I know what it feels like to only have […]
Why do I feel so angry all the time? Why doesn’t everyone?
With my vacation half over (I spent a week on Cape Cod camping with my sisters and leave tomorrow to […]
‘What are you gonna do?’
In the three years my son battled cancer, he often played the Cancer Card. What that meant was if he […]
A lesson in what Jesus would not do
Walking around the Legislature Building the other day, talking to Democrats and Republicans about the necessity of expanding access to […]
Poverty is lethal — and it’s not necessary
I saw a meme the other day about how to nurture a child. It included things like reading together, praising, […]
The sacred walks among us in many unexpected forms
Onstage at the annual Moral March on Raleigh, from the left, NC NAACP President Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman; NC […]
‘It’s not what we serve …’
A year ago, I was arrested in Washington for disrupting the Senate as its members prepared to debate repeal of […]