It’s that time of year—both in North America and so many other parts of the world—where children prepare to go back to school. Many enjoyed a lengthy summer holiday with family and friends as they set...
Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long. Psalm 25:5 Cuts to Poverty-Focused Programs in Canada Child-care and health-care advocates are...
We received this letter from Pastor Samuel Lopez in Ciudad Juarez and Pastor Angel Lopez in West Michigan about their ministry to asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. Together, these brothers are...
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. - Ephesians 2:10 U.S. Rule Change Will Restrict Legal, Family Based Immigration The...
Recently, a gal named Carly Pritchard sent OSJ the best kind of email. It was a creative kind of email, asking if she and the coffee company she worked for might be able to help raise some financial...
We bring our prayers to Creator God, who both "takes up our pain and bears our suffering" and will "let justice roll down like a river." Protests Continue in Hong Kong Hong Kong is in its ninth week...
"For the Lord is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face." - Psalm 11:7 Ontario Town Moves toward Carbon Neutrality Eden Mills, a small town of about 350 residents in northwestern...
New York Passes Climate Legislation, Invests in Nation’s Largest Wind Farm Last week, New York passed legislation — the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act — to pursue the nation's most...
Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you. - Jeremiah 32:17 Changing Climate Leading to Drought, Crisis in...
Part 5 in the Seeing Beyond the Immigration Rhetoric series. I met Jorge (name changed) at the Newton Correctional Facility, where my husband and I planted a church 8 years ago. Jorge came to the...
If you’re not sure what to say, or how to say it, when leading a prayer for the children who are still incarcerated in camps at the U.S. southern border, consider these words. If you want more...
Part 4 in the Seeing Beyond the Immigration Rhetoric series. When an alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien. The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen...
