“For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, 15 by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations...
Merry Christmas from the Center for Public Dialogue and the Office of Social Justice as you reflect on joy during the fourth week of advent. Poet Malcolm Guite writes, “Christmas sets the centre at...
My mother called me out of the blue a few weeks ago. She wondered how I was doing since I have a tendency of not calling her frequently. I thought it would be a conversation about weather in Michigan...
In the first post of this tale, I used a metaphor from Pastor Norton Lages to describe systemic racism: “Canadian culture treats other cultures like an abusive husband who sends his wife to...
The systemic racism and white supremacy trainings I’ve attended are backed with mounds of data. On leaving the last training, I felt emotionally drained and exhausted because the current laws and...
In this time of highly visible racial tension political leaders and media personalities have said noble and earnest things recently such as ‘we have to do better’. And our church denomination has...
It is a primary belief of reformed Christians that God is at work in the world healing that which is broken and calling all Christians to participate in God’s redemption of the world. In addition...
Recently, I spoke on the phone to one of my neighbors who was terminally ill. She was excited to hear my voice though from afar due to COVID-19 pandemic. Social distancing is a necessity as we have to...
Is it just me, or has it been hard to remember what day it is during this pandemic? I’ve been home, physically distancing for months - juggling working from my new home office/couch, recording video...
Let’s think about Saul. He was on his way to Damascus, acting as a leader in the movement for his people. For his God. He knew his theology, he knew what was right, he knew a lot of things. He was...
Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life. - Psalm 143:8 In response to the continued calls for...
The last few weeks have shaken us again. This is not business as usual or prayer as usual. Our African American sisters and brothers in Christ have been calling for lament, for equality, for justice...
