Like you, I have just been heartbroken this week over the shootings at the historic Mother Emanuel AME (American Methodist Episcopal) church in Charleston, South Carolina. With 9 shot dead, ranging in ages from 26-87, including their pastor, at the hands of a 21 year old white supremacist, who sat with them at Bible study for an hour and then open fire and cut them down. In the days since, we have seen heartbreaking scenes of grief and mourning and powerful examples of forgiveness and hope. What has this event and its aftermath called forth in you?

Let's talk about it.

Let's talk about our grief.

Let's talk about racism and what we can do to dismantle it.

Let's talk about how we go about making our world at better, more compassionate place—the kind of place Jesus described as the Kingdom of God.

Let's talk about how we have encountered, been affected by, or through action or inaction contributed to racism.

Let's talk about what we can do together to be sure the deaths of the Emanuel Nine are not in vain.

Let's talk.