The Slowest Part of Ourselves
The body is the slowest part of ourselves. Our thoughts, emotions, spirits — these can move at lightning speed, switching from one state to another in an instant. Read more →
Loss as a Gateway to Compassion
This might sound strange, but I have felt the most present, the most interconnected mentally, spiritually, and physically when I have experienced loss. Read more →
On Grief and Embodiment
Thank you to Rachel for your above piece, “Loss as a Gateway to Compassion” — this reflection is prompted by and written in response to your words. Read more →
Updates from the CLF’s 2021 Annual Meeting
The CLF held its Annual Congregational Meeting on Sunday June 6, 2021. Read more →
Our Hands
“I loved my grandmother every moment of my life. I still do.
A Farewell Note from Rev. Jennifer
This is my last column for CLF in my capacity as Learning Fellow for the Worthy Now Prison Ministry. Read more →
The System is Working as Designed
Dearest Beloveds,
We come to you once again following the state-sanctioned murder of yet another Black man, Daunte Wright. Read more →
Accountability Culture
In response to my November article about why we use the phrase “Black Lives Matter,” Clifford, a CLF member incarcerated in Illinois, asked me to look into the work of political philosopher Hannah Arendt, who wrote extensively about power and accountability from her vantage point as a survivor of the Holocaust in Germany. Read more →
Introducing CLF’s new Prison Ministry Manager
Dear Quest readers,
Hi, I’m Cir L’Bert, Jr., the new Prison Ministry Manager for The Church of The Larger Fellowship. Read more →
My Graveyard of Honor
AFGHANISTAN — I can never go back, but it doesn’t let me leave. It latches on to you like an addiction, mentally and physically, and tears you apart like a ravenous dog. Read more →
