This week could be a historic one for Indigenous children in Canada. The Minister of Indigenous Services, Jane Philpott, has called an emergency meeting on Indigenous child welfare, comparing the...
Though born and raised in West Michigan, my career over the past six years has taken me to remote areas throughout Southeast Asia. In Cambodia and Myanmar I have seen firsthand how government...
Welcoming refugees has galvanized the Christian Reformed Church for decades. On both sides of the border, churches have stood in the gap for people fleeing persecution, whether by sponsoring refugees...
January is Sanctity of Human Life month. I believe this sanctity extends to far more than the pro-life movement. To me, this is not just a political issue, but one that affects our moral fiber because...
“The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.” —Psalm 33:5 Justice and hope. Can these two words really go together? Where is our hope when the poor are trampled...
It’s been quite the year! Thanks for reading and learning along with us, as we wrestled with faith with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other (Karl Barth). Here are the top Do Justice...
Rest can be an act of defiance against our culture of consumption, disconnection, and manufactured dissatisfaction. The idols of individualism, consumption, and achievement tell us: buy more! Be more...
This is the season of the “good news of great joy” in the church. We talk a lot about the good news for us. The good news that we get to live in. We talk about the good news of great joy for all...
Advent is a season of waiting and hope. As we enter the third week of Advent, these themes have taken on new meaning for me. I see Dreamers courageously sharing their stories and tirelessly advocating...
In the dark and dirt of a stable, Mary gave birth. Nativity scenes don’t often reflect the grit of that scene—any woman who has given birth knows that birth is not a picture-perfect experience. Our...
A reckoning. A cleansing. A settling of accounts. Journalists and commentators have been at pains over the last several months to find new words to describe the ongoing revelations of sexual assaults...
In keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where justice dwells. —2 Peter 3:13 In the face of injustice, it can be easy for us as Christians to become so...
