Notes from the Edge

Reflections on Faith, Justice, & Community from the Blog of Edgehill UMC

Anonymous 9/15/25 Anonymous 9/15/25

Welcome Home

It is a terrifying time to be an international student. Tennessee is my home - but I don't feel secure in that fact. It feels like it could be ripped away at any second. As international students (and as a wider immigrant community) we face a new choice, whether to speak up against injustice or to prioritize our personal safety.

Brad MacLean 8/1/25 Brad MacLean 8/1/25

Faith, Justice, and the Death Penalty

Abu was granted a stay of execution hours before the scheduled time. Two years later, he faced another execution date. Leading up to that date, the prison allowed me to enter his cell to inventory his personal items. I saw the dried lavender and sage on a metal table affixed to the walls in his corner.

Eric Mayle 7/23/25 Eric Mayle 7/23/25

The First Hillbilly Hymn

One of the reasons I find Fox’s song so moving is that it brings God’s vision of justice to life with color and texture in way that makes me pause and reflect more deeply. But there is another, much older hillbilly hymn in scripture.