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    Religious Liberty in the U.S. and cat pictures

    I ran across this paper I wrote for a Religious Liberty class at McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University. I didn’t think it was half bad, so… Read more “Religious Liberty in the U.S. and cat pictures”

    November 19, 2020 by Ugena Whitlock

    The Promise of Forgiveness & Reconciliation, part 3

    I call this last post The Promise Forgiveness & Reconciliation because I want to end on a hopeful note. The Mystery of Forgiveness & Reconciliation, part 1 The… Read more “The Promise of Forgiveness & Reconciliation, part 3”

    December 7, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    The Limits of Forgiveness & Reconciliation, part 2

    I have heard horror stories of people in abusive relationships who have sought spiritual advise from their church leaders, only to be told that they should forgive… Read more “The Limits of Forgiveness & Reconciliation, part 2”

    December 6, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    The Mystery of Forgiveness & Reconciliation, part 1

    Growing up, when I thought about forgiveness–which is ever present in a practicing Fundamentalist Christian’s life–I thought first about God so loving the world that he sent… Read more “The Mystery of Forgiveness & Reconciliation, part 1”

    December 6, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    “White Savior Barbie,” Not me!

    I really love my seminary, the McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University. Faculty and staff there are committed to issues of justice and spiritual growth. It is… Read more ““White Savior Barbie,” Not me!”

    October 25, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    Race, Religion, and the Lost Cause: Observation from the National ONA Gathering

    Today is June 19th, Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when news of Lincoln’s signing of the Emancipation Proclamation two years earlier finally reached enslaved persons in Texas.… Read more “Race, Religion, and the Lost Cause: Observation from the National ONA Gathering”

    June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    Was St. Thomas Aquinas in My Head? A Very Fitting Study Prayer to Mary

    Here is a prayer by St. Thomas Aquinas, addressed to Mary, whom he called on for inspiration and strength in school. Thank you to my McAfee Classmate… Read more “Was St. Thomas Aquinas in My Head? A Very Fitting Study Prayer to Mary”

    April 30, 2019May 3, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    Inflaming the Christian Right: Franklin Graham, Pete Buttigieg, and Changing Our Mind

    It should come as no surprise that they’re coming for Pete Buttigieg. He’s smart, frank, funny, personable, courageous~~everything in a politician that would constitute a threat to… Read more “Inflaming the Christian Right: Franklin Graham, Pete Buttigieg, and Changing Our Mind”

    April 29, 2019May 3, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    A Parenting Psalm: Wisdom Prayer for My Children

    I remember as a young girl my Daddy pointing out the difference between knowledge and wisdom. Wisdom comes with age, he said. Well, he finished, it ought… Read more “A Parenting Psalm: Wisdom Prayer for My Children”

    April 24, 2019May 3, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

    Remembering Sri Lanka on Earth Day 2019: A Lament Psalm

    Update: CBS News confirmed that an Islamist extremist group claims responsibility as retaliation for the NZ Christchurch bombing. Seems ISIS and the locals are vying for top… Read more “Remembering Sri Lanka on Earth Day 2019: A Lament Psalm”

    April 22, 2019May 3, 2019 by Ugena Whitlock

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