This past Saturday I was privileged to attend the ordinations of Abraham and Zachariah to the diaconate. The stories of these two men are inspiring, and that they have come this far is an inspiration. I call myself a Christian, but I've never had to suffer for my faith. I've lived a sheltered life of white privelege as a member of the American middle classes. I went to college on money left to me by my grandmother, I inherited a second home, I have never known what it is to do without, I have never had to fear for my...
