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Confessions of a formerly racist woman

A busload of college students preparing for summer ministries filed into the open room that evening, abandoning the Midwestern winter air. We were entering a space of lament that MLK weekend. Mostly we sat, stood, or bowed in silence, allowing God to heal us from ways we had been sinned against throughout our lives. We…

15 ways I experience white privilege

By: katelynskyebennett 2017-09-14

race and reconciliationbeauty standards, English, makeup, police, race, surname, Trump, USA, white privilege, white supremacy4 Comments

White privilege: Maybe you’ve heard of it and can identify. Maybe you don’t see how it impacts your life. Regardless, I’ve made a list of just fifteen ways I experience white privilege on a regular basis. It has taken time to reach this point of realizing the ways I benefit from my whiteness since it…

DACA, the Wall, and the fall of Jericho

By: katelynskyebennett 2017-09-052017-09-05

faith, race and reconciliationactivism, Americans, blacklivesmatter, DACA, hope, Immigration, Jericho, judgment, nonviolent resistance, refugees, the wall, Trump, undocumented, USALeave a Comment

Hate evil, and love good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that the Lord, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. -Amos 5:15, ESV

Some say refugees. I say friends.

By: katelynskyebennett 2017-06-212017-06-21

people, race and reconciliation, UncategorizedDRC, friends, friendship, giving, hospitality, power, receiving, refugees, RefugeesWelcome, world refugee day6 Comments

I spend nearly every day of the week hanging out at the houses of refugees or having them over my place. On weekends many of us attend church together, all weekend long. On weekdays others of us eat lunch together; I always look forward to 12:30. Several of us practice music together, all of us…

How to be a peacemaker in a war-torn world, Part 1

By: katelynskyebennett 2016-08-26

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To be a peacemaker is to fight. When multiple races, tribes or countries have conflict or war with each other, peace may seem unattainable. (Re)conciliation requires faithful, patient effort and continual hope. After all, people and groups disagree with each other and are often engrained in their opinions. One side has hurt the other in…