Leslie Kimble Leslie Kimble

Zielschmerz

Zielschmerz: Exileration and dread wrapped up into one word.

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Leslie Kimble Leslie Kimble

The Love Ethic

To mirror this love ehtic bell refers to I am reminded that I must listen to others. I must be willing to hear their truth without projecting my personal truth onto them. I must be willing to set aside my power and priviledge to embrace a community of love without fear of differences.

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Leslie Kimble Leslie Kimble

Shadows from the Pew

The shadows cast by the pews in America reveal so much if only we are open to looking. Before 2008 I would not have been able to objectively see what truths lurked in the shadows. I’m here to testify that it’s possible. It’s possible to come from the small white boxes and cages, having prescribed to the very beliefs that you now are starting to see cracks in. If you see a little glimmer of curiosity. If you have a tiny twinge of something being off. Embrace that. It’s ok to question. If you grew up in white evangelical spaces that discouraged you from questioning. This little bit of push back will be condemned. For white america to remain in control it must convince us that there is no other alternative. It must shame us into thinking it is our “lack of” that keeps us from rising above. It is the shame and fear from our zero sum thinking that lies to us. For ages we have believed the lies that white evangelicals have told us: that our personal faith must be THE faith of all. That our views and opinions trump that of any others. This is why Baldwin said he could “not take seriously—at least, as Christian ministers—the present -day gang that calls itself the Moral Majority.”

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