What message are we sending about freedom of speech? About democracy? This is not ok. #SaveDemocracy #FreeSpeech #FierceLove #LovePeriod #ShameOnColumbiaUniversity
Double tap if you feel me. If you feel the collective pain of the world.❤️🙏🏾 The suffering of others should break all of our hearts- it should crack them open wide enough to love MORE, to “See no stranger” as my friend @valariekaur says. We are ALL God’s chosen ones no matter what we believe or don’t believe. I will keep ringing the bell for love until my last breath. Looking forward to my Insta Live with @valariekaur on Wednesday 4/ 24 at 7:00pm EDT. We’ll talk all things Revolutionary Love. Valarie’s book “See No Stranger” is a mission statement and rally cry for empathy for all. And don’t forget there are still digital and in person tickets to Freedom Rising Conference starting THIS FRIDAY the 26th. Tix at www.freedomrisingconference.com. I so hope to see you there ❤️✊🏾
Sometimes the cost of speaking the truth is a mean comment and sometimes it’s a death threat (yup, I get those). But rest assured, I will not be bullied into silence. I will continue to speak truth to power. ❤️✊🏾 If you agree, yay. Let’s work together. If you don’t: okay. We can dialogue about things civilly or you can choose to not engage with my content. You don’t have to follow me or like what I say. But please don’t bring negativity and threats to my page. There’s a thin line between violence online and violence in real life. Do not bring violence to me. #FierceLove #TruthToPower #ProgressiveFaith #Ubuntu #LovePeriod #StopBullying
Love is love is not enough this Pride. We have reached a historic number of anti-LGBTQIA bills, the highest in US history, and it’s ONLY June. Our queer & trans siblings are suffering at the hands of people in power. Gender-affirming care is being banned across the US, abortions are being banned, trans children are being outed by their teachers and school counselors, our trans siblings are dying at an alarming rate, saying love is love is not enough. FIERCE LOVE, as our senior minister @revjacquilewis has told us, is through ACTION. It’s what we do and what we say. Check the last slide for how you can help your trans siblings, check in on them, write in to your local legislator and be a voice for them, vote for them. They need us. ALL OF US. 🏳️⚧️🌈❤️ To our LGBTQIA siblings, here at Middle Church, we see you, we love you, and we will continue to fight for you, always.
Love is love is not enough this Pride. We have reached a historic number of anti-LGBTQIA bills, the highest in US history, and it’s ONLY June. Our queer & trans siblings are suffering at the hands of people in power. Gender-affirming care is being banned across the US, abortions are being banned, trans children are being outed by their teachers and school counselors, our trans siblings are dying at an alarming rate, saying love is love is not enough. FIERCE LOVE, as our senior minister @revjacquilewis has told us, is through ACTION. It’s what we do and what we say. Check the last slide for how you can help your trans siblings, check in on them, write in to your local legislator and be a voice for them, vote for them. They need us. ALL OF US. 🏳️⚧️🌈❤️ To our LGBTQIA siblings, here at Middle Church, we see you, we love you, and we will continue to fight for you, always.
It might have been 1991 when I first met Dr. West. An AAR meeting likely. And for all these years, Brother West greets me with that big-brother I see you trying hard lil sis energy. Kindness. Affirmation. Even some joy. Outside of presidential politics, in every context-in the streets, in the church, in the academy—this brother gives me Ubuntu. He sees me, recognizes me. How potent is that. Can we all give that power to each other? See each other’s super powers and prickly bits. Celebrate. Encourage. So here we are, outside after some slamming worship at Yale, glowing from Bishop Barber’s sermon. Bad lighting. Grainy pic. Not a great selfie angle. BUT that joyful recognition from one tired love warrior to another. If you want to get in the middle of it with me- if you want to find your place, your voice in the movement for peace and justice for all around the globe, join me at the Freedom Rising Conference April 26-28 in NYC. In person and digital tickets are still available at www.freedomrisingconference.com and more at link in bio. #LovePeriod #ProgressiveChristianity #ProgressiveFaith #FierceLove #CornelWest #HealTheWorld #FreedomRising @middlechurch
The news keeps newsing 🫠🫠🫠 I’m tired. So tired. But I’m not ready to watch my country slip away into the hands of fascism and white supremacy. I’m not ready to live in the world of a Hamdmaid’s Tale. We are not there YET friends. We can turn the tide. Join me at Freedom Rising April 24-26 in NY or digitally online. I’ll be thinking, hiveminding, praying, releasing with some of the most inspirational names in the social justice, faith, and spiritual worlds. YOUR voice is needed. Get your ticket at www.freedomrising.org #FierceLove #LovePeriod #ProgressiveChristianity #StopWar #WWJD #FreedomRising #WomensRights
Fascism is knocking on the door, white supremacy is knocking at the door, false piety is knocking at the door. It is time to decide who we are. It’s time to decide how we are going to fix the mess of hate that we are in. WE CAN DO THIS. ❤️✊🏾 We are the ones we have been waiting for. Will you reclaim and reframe democracy and faith with me? America- I believe that you ARE strong enough to hold multitudes. Multitudes of beliefs, of types of people, of ways of living. The Election is upon us. We have a LOT of healing to do. Whoever you are, wherever you are, your voice matters in healing our fractured nation. Join me at The Freedom Rising Conference April 24-26 if you believe (or want to believe) there is a better way. Tix @ www.freedomrisingconference.com and link in bio to my full sermon. In person and digital tickets are still available. This is all hands on deck. Let’s ORGANIZE ahead of the election and arm ourselves with tools to heal the country. ♥️✊🏾 #LovePeriod #FreedomRising #ElectionYear #VoteLove #InclusiveFaith #ProgressiveFaith #FierceLove #LovePeriod #SocialJustice #WomensRights #FaithfullyLGBT #GodIsLove #InterFaith #StopWar #TransIsBeautiful
I’ve had my bumps and bruises in life, and yet I’ve ways to use my pain to propel me forward- to heal myself and to heal the world around me. I am so grateful for my friends at @lifestoriesinterviews for creating a space for me to share the story of how I have found wisdom in my pain. They asked questions that helped me excavate the why and how of who I am. And they created an incredible lesson plan with all sorts of tools for educators. Check it out! And if you want to learn how to use YOUR story to make the world better join me at Freedom Rising Conference April 24-28 in NYC (or get a digital ticket!) at www.freedomrisingconference.com R/p Episode Seven of The Thread is now available! Life Stories sat down with Reverend Dr. Jacqui Lewis who shares how difficult childhood experiences shaped her commitment to activism and underscores the power of individuals to make a positive impact to change the world. Watch the full interview on the Life Stories YouTube page, and teach this episode with resources at Life Stories Learning. Links in bio! #FierceLove #LovePeriod #SocialJustice #LoveHeals #Resilience #GodIsLove #ProgressiveFaith #GrownUpGod #RevDrJacquiLewis
We are just about a week away from Freedom Rising: You. Move. The. World. I cannot WAIT to share space with our incredible lineup of guests including William Barber, V Ensler, Valarie Kaur, Gabby Bernstein, and Cole Arthur Riley. Join us April 26-28 in New York or digitally. Let’s get ready for the election. Let’s prepare to vote for Love. Let’s heal the world. Tickets at www.freedomrisingconference.com #VoteLove #LovePeriod #FierceLove #ProgressiveFaith #SaveDemocracy
We are just about a week away from Freedom Rising: You. Move. The. World. I cannot WAIT to share space with our incredible lineup of guests including William Barber, V Ensler, Valarie Kaur, Gabby Bernstein, and Cole Arthur Riley. Join us April 26-28 in New York or digitally. Let’s get ready for the election. Let’s prepare to vote for Love. Let’s heal the world. Tickets at www.freedomrisingconference.com #VoteLove #LovePeriod #FierceLove #ProgressiveFaith #SaveDemocracy
We are just about a week away from Freedom Rising: You. Move. The. World. I cannot WAIT to share space with our incredible lineup of guests including William Barber, V Ensler, Valarie Kaur, Gabby Bernstein, and Cole Arthur Riley. Join us April 26-28 in New York or digitally. Let’s get ready for the election. Let’s prepare to vote for Love. Let’s heal the world. Tickets at www.freedomrisingconference.com #VoteLove #LovePeriod #FierceLove #ProgressiveFaith #SaveDemocracy
We are just about a week away from Freedom Rising: You. Move. The. World. I cannot WAIT to share space with our incredible lineup of guests including William Barber, V Ensler, Valarie Kaur, Gabby Bernstein, and Cole Arthur Riley. Join us April 26-28 in New York or digitally. Let’s get ready for the election. Let’s prepare to vote for Love. Let’s heal the world. Tickets at www.freedomrisingconference.com #VoteLove #LovePeriod #FierceLove #ProgressiveFaith #SaveDemocracy
WATCH/LISTEN — “Genesis Be & Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis: Building Collective Freedom with a Poet & Preacher” — bit.ly/3Kqlm6r (🔗 in @lauraflandersandfriends bio). Peace activist, artist and poet Genesis Be is busy. She has a book out titled “People, Not Things: Love Poems and Paintings for Humanity.” She recently curated the Freedom Rising Art Show in Brooklyn, New York, featuring work by incarcerated artists. She is the Artist in Residence at Middle Collegiate Church in Manhattan and participated in the church’s annual conference, “Freedom Rising”, which focused on the 2024 elections, threats to democracy, and collective empowerment. Genesis Be is also the subject of the upcoming film “Mississippi Turning” from @Moral_Courage and @Breakout Films, about the successful years-long effort to remove the Confederate symbol from the state’s flag. In this episode, @GenesisBe joins co-hosts @LauraFlanders and @RevJacquiLewis, the Senior Minister for Public Theology and Transformation at @MiddleChurch. In a time of division, how do we create a sense of collective freedom? Hear how “Freedom Rising”, art, civil discourse and more helps us break down barriers, connect with each other and advance liberation.
Even in these messy times, connecting with my sister @valariekaur is a pocket of joy. Join us this weekend at #freedomrisingconference.com and let’s put love on the ballot this November. Still room for YOU in New York and online. #justlove #revolutionarylove #fiercelove #election #freedom #justice
Laughter is SO healing. Great to chat with my friend @themrmilan about theology that heals. He’ll be speaking at Freedom Rising: You. Move. The World April 26-28 here in NYC. We’re organizing for the election in November. Come learn, laugh and lean into our calling to love our nation into healing. Get a ticket at link in bio.
As we step firmly into Pride Month, my heart overflows with joy and gratitude and anticipation. Pride, to me, is one of the most joyous celebrations of pure love— And mark your calendars, Pride Sunday is right up there with Christmas and Easter @middlechurch. Pride reminds us of the beauty and diversity of God’s creation, affirming that every expression of love is sacred and worthy of celebration. Thank you to my LGBTQ friends and congregants for “queering” me- for expanding my heart and helping me to imagine a bigger God who has #BIGLove for ALL of us. Let’s embrace this season with open hearts and vibrant spirits, honoring the love that unites us all. Happy Pride, Beloveds! 🌈❤️🏳️⚧️ #PrideMonth #LoveIsLove #JoyfulCelebration #FierceLove #FaithfullyLGBT #GodIsLove
Joy. Peace. Love. I swear if we could live in a world that had more JOY, Peace and Love would be abundant. If we could live in a world that prioritized PEACE, Joy and Love would be abundant. If we could live in a world that valued LOVE, joy and peace would be abundant. All three go hand in hand and ALL humans deserve Joy, Peace, and Love as our birthright. #PeaceForAll #JoyForAll #LovePeriod #FierceLove #ProgressiveChristianity #RevDrJacquiLewis #GodIsLove #LovePeriod #QuotesToLiveBy #WWJD #Sunday #SundayService
📣 God does not like patriarchy, capitalism, or white supremacy. So, America: What God are we serving? The Pentecost message is about God giving us power to spread a message of Peace. Let there be PEACE for people of every land, language, and creed. ❤️✊🏾 #FierceLove #LovePeriod #GodIsLove #RevDrJacquiLewis #Sermon #Pentecost #ProgressiveChristianity #ProgressiveFaith #Ubuntu
Y’all. I’m so excited for Friday. It’s First Day of School vibes over here. And I have three more sleeps! 💃🏽🥳 Freedom Rising 2024 is the 18th year of our conference. 18 years 😮! 18 years of inviting friends old and new to be wildly inspired to lead change in their lives, in their communities. I can’t name another conference where someone like @colearthurriley of @blackliturgies is in the same conversation with @robertpjonesdc who wrote “White Too Long.” Where a Sikh lawyer (@valariekaur) is in convo with a groundbreaking Bahamian Nigerian lawyer (@msolurin). Where I get to talk to @villanuevaedgar about decolonizing wealth and THE @gabbybernstein shares her INCREDIBLE world view. Come. Join Us. YOU are needed. 3 Days till Freedom Rising ‘24! Let’s learn together. Dance together. Hope together. Plan together. Heal together. We are the ones we have been waiting for. Join us online or in person: www.freedomrisingconference.com #SchoolIsInSession #BlackLiturgies #EndRacism #DecolonizeWealth #InterFaith #LovePeriod #FierceLove #HealTheWorld @middlechurch
Of all the roles I play. Being “Nana” to my sweet grandbabies is the most important. The love and light and curiosity that they shine on me and John feeds us so. Their wonderful parents Gabby and Joel are raising them to be brave, kind, vulnerable, bold, and loving. They are the ones we have been waiting for- raised in love. Every day I ask myself- how can we make the world safe and just so that EVERY child can thrive and have a bright future? How can we protect our planet so that EVERY child can live in harmony with Mother Earth? The future is upon us. If you care about the next generation as much as I do, join me at Freedom Rising Conference online or in person in NYC April 26-28. Tickets at link in bio or at www.freedomrisingconference.com. #ChildrenAreOurFuture #Grandmother #Grandbabies #FierceLove #LovePeriod @middlechurch #familytime #grandparentslove
Of all the roles I play. Being “Nana” to my sweet grandbabies is the most important. The love and light and curiosity that they shine on me and John feeds us so. Their wonderful parents Gabby and Joel are raising them to be brave, kind, vulnerable, bold, and loving. They are the ones we have been waiting for- raised in love. Every day I ask myself- how can we make the world safe and just so that EVERY child can thrive and have a bright future? How can we protect our planet so that EVERY child can live in harmony with Mother Earth? The future is upon us. If you care about the next generation as much as I do, join me at Freedom Rising Conference online or in person in NYC April 26-28. Tickets at link in bio or at www.freedomrisingconference.com. #ChildrenAreOurFuture #Grandmother #Grandbabies #FierceLove #LovePeriod @middlechurch #familytime #grandparentslove
Of all the roles I play. Being “Nana” to my sweet grandbabies is the most important. The love and light and curiosity that they shine on me and John feeds us so. Their wonderful parents Gabby and Joel are raising them to be brave, kind, vulnerable, bold, and loving. They are the ones we have been waiting for- raised in love. Every day I ask myself- how can we make the world safe and just so that EVERY child can thrive and have a bright future? How can we protect our planet so that EVERY child can live in harmony with Mother Earth? The future is upon us. If you care about the next generation as much as I do, join me at Freedom Rising Conference online or in person in NYC April 26-28. Tickets at link in bio or at www.freedomrisingconference.com. #ChildrenAreOurFuture #Grandmother #Grandbabies #FierceLove #LovePeriod @middlechurch #familytime #grandparentslove
Of all the roles I play. Being “Nana” to my sweet grandbabies is the most important. The love and light and curiosity that they shine on me and John feeds us so. Their wonderful parents Gabby and Joel are raising them to be brave, kind, vulnerable, bold, and loving. They are the ones we have been waiting for- raised in love. Every day I ask myself- how can we make the world safe and just so that EVERY child can thrive and have a bright future? How can we protect our planet so that EVERY child can live in harmony with Mother Earth? The future is upon us. If you care about the next generation as much as I do, join me at Freedom Rising Conference online or in person in NYC April 26-28. Tickets at link in bio or at www.freedomrisingconference.com. #ChildrenAreOurFuture #Grandmother #Grandbabies #FierceLove #LovePeriod @middlechurch #familytime #grandparentslove
