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Your skin is the most beautiful color of black sand from Africa and your hair is as wild and free as the lion that roams the jungle, for truly I tell you that it is indeed a blessing to be born black.   Though some might try to deceive you and tell you that your […]

[1] The ethics of raising healthy children is a challenging topic of discussion. Normally, most people think of ethics as a normative activity, limited to atomistical individuals acting according to societal norms. Ethics is reduced to inculcating children with moral values that would allow them to navigate right and wrong. Nevertheless, there is a neglected […]

[1] Aidan: The Lead-Free Superhero is a children’s book that tells the story of Aidan’s illness, and the inspiration for the family’s advocacy efforts. The book tells the story of Aidan Branch, a real-life superhero who was diagnosed with lead poisoning, and found a purpose after getting well. Unlike Rev. Darrick Wade Sr.’s book Mr. […]

[1] As a mother of a son who survived childhood leukemia and is now thriving as an adult, I found A Story About Cancer With a Happy Ending both deeply resonant and profoundly uplifting. India Desjardin’s poignant narrative, brought to life through Marianne Ferrer’s heartfelt illustrations, captures the essence of the cancer journey with remarkable […]

[1] Raising healthy children is not only a familial concern. This concern also has communal and societal implications and reflects the kind of values we hold true. It is not an exaggeration to emphasize that local communities, and society at large, also assume a significant role in raising healthy children.  We cannot say we value […]

[1] The church year ends with Christ the King’s eschatological lectionary readings and begins anew with Advent’s eschatological lectionary readings.  We are waiting for the end times even as we are preparing to say again, Emmanuel: God is with us here and now. [2] We celebrate Christmas in the darkest part of the year for […]

Using this issue of JLE as a resource, the following guide might guide ethical discussion. [1] You may have heard Frederick Buechner’s definition of vocation as the intersection of one’s great joy with the world’s deep need.  There are times when it feels like the world’s deep need is too deep to meet our joy.  […]

“In the year of the death of Uzziah, ruler of Judah, I saw Yahweh seated on a high and lofty judgment seat, in a robe whose train filled the Temple. Seraphs were stationed above; each of them had six wings: with two they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two […]

The seeds:  [1] Martin Luther is often quoted as saying something like, “If I knew the world were ending tomorrow, I would plant an apple tree today.” Luther didn’t say or write that,[i] but it is a variant of a longstanding saying in both Judaism and Islam: the tradition of the sapling. Different versions are […]

[1] In our digital age, distractions are an inescapable part of daily life. From the moment we wake up to the instant we fall asleep, our attention is constantly being pulled in multiple directions. The ubiquity of smartphones, the enchantment of social media, the prevalence of multitasking, and the endless stream of digital content have […]