Architect, Activist, Author: An Interview with Laurie Lee Hall
I see it as a sacred responsibility to raise my voice and share my story to foster understanding, equity, and compassion for all gender-variant souls who may follow.
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White Mother, Black Sons
I now understand what every Black mother always understood — that my sweet baby boys, both with deep dark eyes that looked at me and laughed as I caught them in my arms at the bottom of the slide, whose heads would lay against my chest as I read a story or sang James Taylor songs…
A Particular Welcome
She did not mention that she was the only woman in pants. It likely did not matter to her the way it did to me. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
Zion is Among Us
We kill otherness with silence, suspicion, or exclusion. But instead of striking first, what if we simply listened to what those who are different from us have to say? The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
Vol. 45 No. 1 — Summer 2025
Pride
Humbled & Proud
For this issue, we invited contributors to share their understanding of “pride.”
A Light So Radiant, It Cannot Be Dimmed
Because the thing about us is this: we’re rainbow, the entire spectrum of light . . . We are a light so radiant that it will never fully be dimmed. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
Changemakers: Women Who Boldly Built Zion
When I browse the children’s sections in bookstores, I am thrilled to see not only women and girls on covers but also diverse faces, hairstyles, and clothing. [This book] joins the ranks of these wonderfully inclusive stories.
What Others Call Broken
If pride is bad, does that mean it’s better to live in shame? I lived in shame for a long time. Shame because I’m queer. Shame because I’m introverted. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
River Heights House
Tonight I keep filling and refilling my teacup. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
On Being Childless in a Family-centered Church
When we started trying to have children, it became clear that my polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) was going to cause a problem. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
Fear Not: A Pragmatic Theology of Agency
If our limbic brain is wired to trigger fear to protect us and ensure survival, then fear is an integral part of what it means to be human. So where does that leave us, if we want to be successful disciples, in taking Christ at His word that we should “Fear not?” The full content…