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Originally posted on Decolonization:
by Leanne Simpson A few weeks ago, I went with Wii-Kendimiing Nishnaabemowin Saswaansing, a group of Nishnaabeg families committed to language learning, culture and the arts to do a Feast of the Dead ceremony at the…
Who I will listen to regarding the violence in Gaza and Israel…
Every morning this last week in the group home I work at we have been watching the new regarding violence in Gaza and Israel. I have heard again the standard array of apocalyptic predictions from Christian friends of mine, and … Continue reading
This Black Friday, Boycott Wal-Mart and Buy Native!
Tomorrow is Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving that has becoming a day in the United States that is infamous for deals and sales leading for Christmas shopping. This two-day span represents an overdose of two things that are deeply … Continue reading
Did I just walk by the next Trayvon?
As I was walking on Fuller campus the other afternoon a young black man in a hoodie was walking by. I had never seen him before and assumed he was just on his way through to Colorado, the main street … Continue reading
Why I went back to Church…
Ten months ago I left Christian Assembly (CA), a church out in Eagle Rock. I simply one Sunday stopped attending and never went back. I did not have a falling out with the church or a negative experience that drove me away. … Continue reading
Transparency in the Family of God: Some barriers to transparency and how to overcome them.
While I firmly believe transparency should be sought after by followers of Jesus and the Family of God I realize there are some barriers that often keep people and the community from this. I want to talk about a handful … Continue reading
Why do we believe…such wonky things about Satan? (Part 1)
During my exegesis of Job I studied in detail the nature, power and figure of Satan. This led me to make the statement that, “Satan is a loyal servant, serving at the pleasure of God and doing his job by … Continue reading
2010 in review (From WordPress)
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A helper monkey made this abstract painting, inspired by … Continue reading
Invisible Children and Kony 2012
Several weeks back Kony 2012 hit my news feed. For the past several weeks I have been thinking about it and a variety of wider issues related to it. Before turning to those wider issues in other posts I want … Continue reading →