If we want peace, it has to start with us. We must uproot violence from our language, in the ways we relate to one another.
Written for the Reconciling Ministries Network; this video centers Pride and inclusive church images.
Amanda wrote this piece when churches were closing their doors early on in COVID as a reminder that church is more than a building.
The Tarrying Place represents the wit and wisdom of the community of more than one hundred women-folx who make up our ever-expanding Circle, each of whom is engaged in their own life’s journey to activist-centered self and community care reflected in our guiding mantras.
Music For Churches. For Conferences. For people who worship
Our team that we send out as a band can be booked as an all-inclusive worship leading package, or in partnership with some of a church’s current team members who serve the band in worship.
Auburn gathered individual groups of Black, Latinx, and White leaders of faith and moral courage to discuss what it means to belong to each other in a profoundly divided world.
Listen below to the Eco-Hymn "Come then, fellow travellers" set to the tune of "Onward, Christian soldiers".
To the tune of Robbie Burns' famous song 'My love is like a red red rose', 'ONLY NOW is an example of eco-lyrics set to famous, beautiful old tunes. Eco-lyrics by Gaia Dance.
So many of us are going through very challenging times. It's not always easy to stay centered in the heart and grounded in love. In the face of daunting stress, fear and uncertainty, to remember love and stay anchored in its embrace can sometimes feel impossibly hard.
From their 2017 album, "All Belong Here," this song is a new kind of call to communion, a call to remember who we are, and how much we are loved, a song that sees God's table as a place where we all belong, and that this whole world is God's table, where we can eat and be filled, where we can drink in the grace.
I wish you warmth, attention, comfort, peace…a sense that nothing, and no-one, is too far.
free materials from Dr. Keith Sanford at www.ForwardFaith.org that include: New musical releases – progressive Christian songs addressing racism An illustrated lecture series on the History of Psychology, Racism, and the United States
Set in the shadows of a climate crisis and Covid-19.
In our present world today the impact and consequences of Climate Change and Covid 19 have been staggering.
Decompress. Share. Feel seen. Be real. Stay as anonymous as you wish. Your parishioners, congregants, local colleagues, subordinates, and superiors needn’t know that you are cracking around the edges, losing hope, etc.
(Original Music and Video)
Joy Lau's "Get Out The Vote" music video in collaboration with John Del Cueto, the gospel choir director at Middle Collegiate Church in NYC, using his original music “Hatred We’re Gonna Tear Your Kingdom Down” (adapted from the spiritual "Satan We’re Gonna Tear Your Kingdom Down") with her animation.
This week, I was so inspired by what I wanted to share with you, I made a video so you could "feel" and see the passion behind the words, from my heart to yours.
Covid-19 has separated us from our officially-sanctioned holy places and sacred things. The members of our church in Los Angeles yearn to get back to our beloved worship space. But we are seizing this opportunity to turn the church inside out. We are finding the sacred in the relationships we maintain with each other on computer screens, in the elements of communion we assemble from donuts and crackers and orange juice and coffee, and in the urban, indoor, and natural environments that have become our sanctuaries.
All Lives Matter, but have you seen what my people are going through?
Founded on the film’s themes for how the underground mycelium network heals, sustains and contributes to the regeneration of life on Earth, these songs are designed to help listeners relax, meditate, dream, and create.
When we realized because of COVID19 we couldn’t sing together, we refused to give up the use of music in our Gatherings; it is just too important. So we turned to the only source of music we thought could offer the same experience even if it didn’t involve singing along: YouTube.
Holly Near Edge
Send in a thousand grandmothers They will surely volunteer With their ancient wisdom flowing They will lend a loving ear
I wrote some thoughts down, recorded them and made a loop video with some amazing footage of Apsaalooke Jingle Dress dancer Monica Davis. Thank you Jihan Hafiz & Christiane Parrish for the amazing footage.
The Center for Open and Relational Theology exists to promote... open and relational thinking, networking among like-minded people, projects that build upon or advance open and relational ideas, announce news, and provide open and relational theology resources.
Eugene comes out as gay in his original, deeply personal music video, featuring music by ODESZA.
Nobody wanna talk about it She used to say I'm too dark, habibi She used to say I'm too thick, habibi But even then she was so thin, habibi
The Charter created a Islamophobia Handbook a few years ago. The first section, "Speaking Out and Taking Action," may be very helpful to all of us as we navigate through these difficult times.
Western standards of beauty currently dominate our world because we still live in the imperial model which continues to colonize and enslave. We resist white supremacy, "western" superiority and colonized ways of thinking and being by LOVING ourselves, generously, beautifully and joyfully in spite of any active or subliminal efforts to make us feel unworthy of love and life.
The Interfaith Family Journal is an invaluable resource for couples and family members practicing different religions (or none). Interactive exercises and creative activities help interfaith families decide how they want to honor their histories, cultures, and beliefs in ways that nurture joy, creativity, and empowerment.