Why are many young people using this word to describe their sexuality rather than “gay” when it used to mean “weird”?

“Is being able to see really necessary for reading Hebrew?” I wondered. “What resources are there for the blind to study theology?”

Today, (Nov. 11), Spokane City’s Plan Commission is voting on a proposal presented by the Spokane Tribe of Indians to rename Fort George Wright Drive to Whist-alks Way. This would change the street in front of Spokane Falls Community College from a memorial of a violent colonizer to a celebration of a brave Native American warrior.

As news stories begin to feel more distant and our adrenaline dies down, we must not let white apathy overtake us and prevent us from doing the work that still needs to be done.

My hope is that we can continue to make helpful, creative, and necessary changes to our churches because, presently, our worship services exclude many people. I am speaking of our siblings with developmental, intellectual, and physical disabilities.

As riots against police brutality continue to occur across the country, the story of Stonewall seems particularly poignant this year.