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Being Tricksters – April 24, 2022

April 25, 2022

Melissa sitting on the floor telling a story to children who have their hands raised.

Melissa starts out with a story of Brer Rabbit for the children on this Holy Humor Sunday. She then recounts how those who had been enslaved in our country knew how to quietly and secretly assert their resistance, trickery, and humor. They would use ordinary means to confront power they could not fight openly. When […]

Being Tricksters – April 24, 2022

Tagged With: enslaved, holy humor, Jesus, Melissa Florer-Bixler, Psalms, trickery

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