The Trial
I have sat so many times across the desk from a bishop. Just waiting for the ball to drop. Waiting to be deemed unworthy. Knowing,
I have sat so many times across the desk from a bishop. Just waiting for the ball to drop. Waiting to be deemed unworthy. Knowing,
I had been fortunate not to have encountered such blatant and negative reactions to my visible foreignness as an adult in New England, the Southwest,
We’ll listen to their stories, someday, and center them, and care.
I hold my pen above the paper and struggle to think of another question to ask; something casual that doesn’t need a reply, because there
This piece was commissioned as part of the In Our Own Words series, which seeks to share the voices and experiences of marginalized individuals. You can find
I know that Jesus won’t need to ask me, “Are you a boy or a girl?” He’ll just say, “Come here my child, and sit
This piece was commissioned as part of the In Our Own Words series, which seeks to share the voices and experiences of marginalized individuals. You
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