On January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln during the civil war, took effect. The news eventually reached Galveston, Texas on June 19th, 1865. The...
Annie Pootoogook. Bella Laboucan-McLean. Cheyenne Fox. Jane Bernard. Therese Labbe. These Indigenous women and more than 1000 others have gone missing or been murdered in Canada since 1980. After...
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If you grow up with some privilege, you probably don’t recognize it. Unconsciously, you take your “what is” for the furniture of the universe – “just the way things are,” not only for you, but for...
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You don’t need big buildings, budgets, or clever programs to impact your city. You do, however, need a new scorecard and upgraded approach to ministry. A New Scorecard and an Upgraded Approach For...
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Three Februarys ago, the emotional, psychological, and spiritual fatigue I felt after completing a 2.5 day training on Understanding Racism hosted by CORR (Congregations Organizing for Racial...
I want to tell you about friends of mine, Harouna and Marie Issaka. He is from the Hausa people, and she is both Hausa and Mori, ethnicities of their native Niger. They have followed Jesus through...
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Do you find working for justice overwhelming? Same. It’s overwhelming because there is no-one-size-fits-all formula that lays out best next steps. It’s overwhelming because it taps into a lot of...
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