Always in the tension

Before moving to Hawaii, I worked at a church in Nashville. I was the Pastor of a congregation called Emmaus Fellowship. We met in the gymnasium of a larger, mostly white commuter church. The Emmaus congregation lived within 6-8 blocks of the church and was about 50% black, 40% white, and 10% hispanic. We were… Continue reading Always in the tension

I am Earth. We are Earth. We are One. We are Many.

I am Earth. We are Earth. We are One. We are Many. As our brother Bayo Akomolafe shared: we are more bacteria than we are human. We have more bacterial cells than human cells. We are emergent and interconnected. Science is suggesting what Indigenous peoples, witches and medicine men and women have known for centuries-… Continue reading I am Earth. We are Earth. We are One. We are Many.