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January 15, 2012

An MLK Day reflection

In his 1957 Christmas sermon at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Martin Luther King Jr. preached on “Loving your enemies” and talked about meeting the violence and hatred of others with “soul force.” Directing his words at the opponents of civil rights, whom we are called by the Gospel to love but no less to oppose (“we should be happy that [Jesus] did not say ‘like your enemies’”), King said, “We cannot in all good [...]

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Merry Christmas from MIND

Expect the unexpected. That is one way to understand the Christmas story, that most incredible story of God coming to earth, born in a humble manger. It’s a story that turns expectations on their head, the Son of God born to a homeless, unwed mother, celebrated by local migrant workers. If Christmas is about celebrating God’s presence in the world and the hope that that presence represents, then surely the message is that God is present in all the places [...]

Inspiration and information for covenant signers

Regional covenant gatherings Jan.31, Feb. 8, Feb. 16 and Feb. 29

MIND is organizing a series of four regional gatherings for Covenant of Conscience signers in January and February (dates, details, directions on the calendar page). We invite all members of the covenant community to come to one of these, but especially encourage clergy members to attend. We wish to provide covenant signers with important resources and information as they live out their commitment to equality, including the specifics of the [...]

An Advent reflection on We do!

Sometimes it can feel as though the season between Thanksgiving and Christmas is called Shopping. Between the relentless bombardment of consumerist messages, holiday parties, baking, decorating and other obligations, not to mention the constant fiction of happy family gatherings and the waning daylight as the winter equinox approaches, the whole thing can be rather exhausting and depressing.

But thankfully, the season is actually called Advent – and it’s pretty much the opposite of all that. From the Latin advenire, literally “to [...]


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