A Prayer For Gun Violence (Ascension Day 2022)
A Prayer For Gun Violence
Ascension Day 2022
Here is a prayer for this year’s Ascension Day where gun violence has once again brought more despair to my home country. Feel free to share it.
O Ascended Christ, Who is seated in heaven and sees our griefs on earth, we cry to You, “How long, O Lord?” in the wake of senseless violence. Once again harmful hands have brought us to the valley of the shadow of death, and they have even touched our children in their learning and their playing. We tire of sympathetic thoughts and struggle in our prayers, and we long for more than comfort that will get us through this moment. We long for wisdom and good actions from our leaders that will change our mourning and sorrow into dancing and joy. Take us beyond thoughts and prayers and a dead faith without works that we might have the life You give and have it more abundantly. In Your holy name we pray. Amen.
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Noumuso: Album Release Concert
Noumuso
Album Release Concert
Palace St. Gallen-May 14, 2022
On May 14th I took part in an album release concert with the band Noumuso. The name of this album is “Freequency Of Da Sun”, and it features two of my spoken word pieces. It has been such a joy to contribute to this amazing work of art.
Mission 21 Interview - (Anti)Racism in Religions
Anti-Racism in Religions
Interfaith Discussion
Mission 21 (April 28, 2022)
On April 28, 2022 I took part in a public interfaith discussion on anti-racism in the Abrahamic religions. Dr. iur. Nora Refaeil represented the Jewish tradition, Zeinab Ahmadi represented the Isamic tradition, and I represented the Christian tradition. Here is a recording of the discussion.
Kirchentag Interview - Berlin 2017
Priesthood of All Believers
Interview
Kirchentag (May 2017)
At the 2017 Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag I had the wonderful privilege of talking about the Priesthood of All Believers and my ecumenical work in St. Gallen with the Rev. Catherine McMillan Haueis. Here is snippet from the interview.
Life Channel Radio Interview - Wie steht es um den Rassismus in der Schweiz?
Wie steht es um den Rassismus in der Schweiz?
Interview
Life Channel Radio (June 2020)
In June of 2020 I was invited to share my perspective on issues of race in Switzerland on Life Channel Radio. Here is a recording of the interview.
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Blckink.Swizz Interview - Reflections on Queen and Slim
Reflections on Queen and Slim
Interview
Blckink.Swizz (October 2020)
In October of 2020 I was invited to take part in a segment of Blckink.Swizz’s cultural film festival. The theme was Black American life, and I was asked to share some reflections on the movie Queen and Slim and the various social issues that it featured. Here are some snippets from that interview.
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Upcoming Event: Anti-Racism in Religions (an interfaith discussion)
(Anti-) Racism in Religions
Interfaith Conversation
Mission 21 Basel-April 28, 2022
On April 28th I will be representing the Christian tradition at a public interfaith conversation titled, “(Anti-)Racism in Religions”. This discussion will focus on how the Jewish, Islamic, and Christian traditions can address modern racial issues. Many thanks to Mission 21 for inviting me to take part in this very important discussion..
To register for this discussion, which will take place online, go here: (ANTI-)RACISM IN RELIGIONS
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Barmherziger Vater (A published prayer in the Reformed Church prayer book of St. Gallen)
Gracious Father (Barmherziger Vater)
A published prayer in the Reformed Church prayer book of St. Gallen.
Here is a prayer of mine that is published in the prayer book of the Evangelical Reformed Church of canton St. Gallen titled, Wenn ich rufe (When I call).
Barmherziger Vater hab Dank, dass du bei uns bist, wo auch immer wir sind. Hab Dank, dass du mi tuns weinst in all unseren Sorgen, und mi tuns das Glück unserer Freuden teilst. Wir Danken dir für die Momente des Glaubens und Zweifelns die uns Mut geben und uns demütig machen vor deinem Angesicht. Vater, stille unsere Ängste mit der Vollkommenen Liebe, die uns Jesus Christus gezeigt ist, und bewege uns durch den Heiligen Geist dazu, allen Menschen zu deinen, auch denen, die wir nur mit Mühe lieben. Das bitten wir im Namen von Christus, deinem Sohn. Amen.
Gracious Father, We give You thanks for being with us no matter where we find ourselves. We give You thanks for weeping with us in all our cares, and sharing in the happiness of all our joys. And we thank You for the moments of faith and doubt, which give us courage and humble us in knowing You. Father, calm our fears with perfect love, shown to us through Jesus Christ, and move us by the Holy Spirit to serve all people, including those we struggle to love. In the name of Jesus Christ, Your Son, we pray. Amen.
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Upcoming Workshop - Security Policy Forum St. Gallen
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Perceptions and Reactions Towards Refugees
Workshop-April 22, 2022
On April 22 I will be leading a workshop with Youth Engagement St. Gallen for the Security Policy Forum of St. Gallen. The focus of this workshop will be authentic solidarity for refugees and the difference in solidarity for the crisis in Ukraine compared to other crises.
For more details go here: YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW-PERCEPTIONS AND REACTIONS TOWARD REFUGEES
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