How I Have Been Centering Whiteness in Advent

Sadly, we cannot escape these times when learning and stretching will not be ignored. I recently had one of those moments when I was made aware of some hypocritical space in my world when it comes to Advent imagery. For others, change and growth are fantastic, but for me, I would rather skip that part of the play. Alas, try as I might, I cannot avoid it.

You see, over the years, around early November, I pull out my “I’m better a better pastor than you” ladder and climb to the top of my tall-ass liturgical soap box from where I proclaim the evils of…