Becoming Beloved Community Newsletter Articles:
Sacred Ground in the New Year
By: Lallie Lloyd In this season of Epiphany, when the church celebrates Jesus’ birth and…
Social Justice and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
By Melanie Mullen As we commemorate the season of Epiphany, we are reminded of the…
Happy New Year, Beloved Community
By the Rev. Miguel Bustos As we enter this fresh new year, our hearts are…
Along The Southern Border
By Mike Wallens Photo taken from Facebook @RioGrandeBorderlands Imagine being forced from your home, your…
There is Always Room
By Christina Pacheco Image by MW from Pixabay Today, one would be hard-pressed to turn…
“Oh, Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind.”
—Kris Kringle, “Miracle on 34th Street” By the Rev. Miguel Bustos Beloved Community, Image by Jeff…
Sacred Ground: The Spirit Will Mess with You
By Michelle Dayton My story about Sacred Ground will read like those pharmaceutical ads: exclaiming…
Strength in Community: Trans Day of Remembrance
By Cameron Partridge In the fall of 1995, I was a first-year divinity school student…
Missionizing the Missionaries and Healing the Broken
By Bude VanDyke My core belief is that the economy of God pays both directions….
‘American’ Thanksgiving
By Shaneequa Brokenleg As many of you know, November is Native American Heritage Month. As…
On Sacred Ground: Becoming Beloved Community Across Different Kinds of Difference
By Lallie Lloyd Clockwise from upper left: Lallie Lloyd, Nora Boerner, David Ware, and Meg…
Democracy is a Year-Round, Proactive Exercise
By Alan Yarborough Participating in our democracy is a central element of our common life…