stmatthewsnohoApr 23, 20216 minVesting WhiteIn the first centuries of the Christian church, church leaders dressed like regular worshippers, in the civilian clothes of the...
Travis RamirezMar 14, 20211 minAll in the Same StormToday marks a full year since I have had students physically in my classroom. Even as our lives were all beginning to change right before...
Peter IversenMar 4, 20212 minChristmas in January....in MarchIt has been 6 weeks since Inauguration Day in DC. St. Matt's Racial Equity Group member, Peter Iversen, reflects on his experience of...
Sharyl CorradoDec 19, 20202 minPondering Race While Walking the DogAs a White person, I’ve found it surprisingly difficult to recognize how race impacts my life. But the one place I do notice my Whiteness...
Lis MillerNov 28, 20203 minWhat am I going to do now?When I saw the video of George Floyd being murdered by a cop with his knee placed on Floyd’s neck, I felt sick and helpless. I felt like...
Peter IversenNov 17, 20202 minShowing Up and Saying YesThe end of November will mark six years since my wife Denice and I showed up for worship at St. Matt’s and five years since we said yes...
Denice StradlingNov 6, 20202 minHis Hand in His Pocket--Catalyst for My Racial Equity JourneySomething happened to me when I saw the photo of Derek Shauvin kneeling on George Floyd’s neck. It wasn’t just the photograph, which was...
stmatthewsnohoOct 29, 20202 minWhy have a Racial Equity Group in a Church?"There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ...