Blog Posts
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‘Threatened, devalued and tokenized’
From Radha Lath: A highly qualified Black woman had to step away from a workplace environment that used and abused her, and was willing to overlook their own complicity. This is why so many marginalized folks steer clear of institutional social justice endeavors. It is almost never for our well-being. These people took and took…
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Welcome to Chef’s Table!
Thank you so much to all who have expressed their interest and enthusiasm to join us at our Chef’s Table. This group has been in some ways the linchpin of our entire vision for the Lace on Race Café: a space where dedicated, committed, and demonstrably relentlessly reliable walkers can grapple with more profound, more…
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The Beloved Community
The Beloved Community, as described by Dr. King, is a global vision, in which all people can share in the wealth of the earth. In the Beloved Community, poverty, hunger and homelessness will not be tolerated because international standards of human decency will not allow it. Racism and all forms of discrimination, bigotry and prejudice…
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January 2021 Newsletter
The Ask: Video and Transcript Paypal: paypal.me/laceonrace Community and New Member Welcome HAPPY NEW YEAR!Check it out!Community GuidelinesRegister and join us atLace on Race Café MLK Day: January 18, 2021 Reserve Your Seat Lace on Race Featured Posts Note: You will need to sign-in to the Lace on Race website to access the links. Dr.…
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No, Progressive white Christians. You’re not off the hook.
Welp. Sunday blessings. Below is the response I wrote on Chris Kratzer’s page: I’m reading all these responses, and my question to all of you white people who are affirming this message: what are you going to do now? Are you going to take The Bravery that Chris exhorts us to and make huge changes…
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Mary’s Song
In this reflection from Roslyn Bouier, we experience the anticipation of the Child from the eyes of an impoverished and marginalized woman of color. It’s so glossed over, isn’t it? The Magnificat is a manifesto, which if it had been truly heard and not metaphor-ized and ‘spiritualized’ into meaningless spoken word, had it been considered…
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Dispatch from Behind the Dumpster: A Christmas Story
I wrote this last year to complement the original post by Jason Chestnut, which you will also find below. This adaptation, showing how God is found in dirty rags used to wipe up Slurpees and those awful 7-Eleven hot dog juices stopped me short. This birth was not in a pristine birthing room at Scripps…
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Promise Patience Peace
On this ‘home stretch’ of sorts before those who celebrate usher in the birth of the Christ Child, we will share some reflections on the season. This first one, ‘Promise, Patience, Peace’ is from Rev. Rebecca Littlejohn, pastor of Vista La Mesa Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). In many ways we think a lot alike;…
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Eighth Night of Hanukkah
HESED: “Translated as “loving-kindness,” chesed isn’t just an emotion—it’s a kind of action we take to help those who are physically or emotionally in need. And it generally involves more than simply writing a check or sending flowers. It’s often about showing up for people when they’re suffering and offering what chaplains refer to as…
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The Shortest Day
The Winter Solstice has a pause at its very heart: the discernible moment between declining sun and rising sun, like the turning point between my inhalation and my exhalation when I am meditating. It’s a moment of suspension when, simultaneously, nothing is happening, and anticipation is infinite. It was a critical moment in the lives…