First Parish Church of Groton Karen G. Johnston, Ministerial Intern (audio....
Trooper Responsive: The Story Continues
(Earlier today, I sent this letter. I comment about the response at the end....
Arriving at the Rally on Police Brutality in the Back of a Police Cruiser
Or, A Story of Ms. Panache and Her Four Angels Her floppy hat was made of thick velour, different colors, covered in political buttons and fabric flowers. Her scarves were multiple and multi-colored. She walked with a metal cane that had intricate....
The Great (Racial Justice) Turning (Part II)
(Part I can be found here.) (2/26/2020: edited for clarity, as well as to....
Eric and Jesus Can't Breathe: Another Non-Indictment (Part I)
Seeringly poignant, this point. We can advocate for bodycams on police, sign....
Tribute to Stephen Philbrick on the Occasion of Twenty Years in Ministry
this is the original version of the abbreviated tribute I gave this morning West Cummington Church November 30, 2014 These days I do not much write poems. Instead, I write blogposts and blessings, sermons and lists of assignments to complete by....
Returning to Langston: Poems of Our Times
When I preached on the Sunday a week after Mike Brown was murdered in Ferguson,....
Let's not Just Make Noise, Let's Make a Difference: On the Night of No Indictment of Darren Wilson
I am supposed to be moved to write something, or say something, or craft some response to the news from Ferguson, Missouri. Something deep or inspiring. Instead, I am stunned. And sad. Existentially fretful. Deeply discouraged. I have nothing new....
The Gender Spectrum: A Workshop, A Blogpost, A Poem
"Sexuality is who you go to bed with. Gender identity is who you to bed....