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Elyse Minson and Bishop Alfred Johnson

A Life Lesson from Bishop J: Listening to be Transformed

June 9, 2015
by Elyse Ambrose Minson
Bishop J, Personal Stories

One of the things I admire most about Bishop J is his willingness to listen. This is not a value that many church leaders I…

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Being Epiphanies of Grace

January 1, 2015
by Elyse Ambrose Minson
Reflections

In this season of Epiphany, let us remember in a lasting way to be revelations, or epiphanies of God’s grace, to any who our churches have marginalized or considered less than, inherently “wrong,” or a “mistake.”

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PRIDE and Privilege: One Perspective of an ally at the NYC PRIDE March

June 30, 2014
by Elyse Ambrose Minson
LGBT Pride Month, Personal Stories, Reflections

Yesterday, I marched in my first ever PRIDE Parade. Until recently, I didn’t know that such a parade existed, and if I did, I probably…

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World AIDS Day: Turning The World by Loving the "Other"

World AIDS Day: Turning The World by Loving the “Other”

November 30, 2013
by Elyse Ambrose Minson
Advent Devotional

While reflecting on World AIDS day, the Advent season and Communion Sunday over the past few weeks, I remembered a college administrator’s awkward monologue, a…

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A New Moment for Social Justice

A New Moment for Social Justice

September 4, 2013
by Elyse Ambrose Minson
Personal Stories, Reflections

Maybe I’m a protest/rally freak, and I don’t think that I’m alone. Wherever there are people practicing their democratic right to assemble and their revolutionary…

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