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  • “Long Obedience in the Same Direction”

    Jonathan Nicolai-deKoning (is the director of the Micah Centre at King’s University, which helps students explore ways of seeking justice in today's local and global contexts. He joins Chris to talk...
    February 1, 2023
  • Beatitudes for a New Year

    The calendar has turned, and so it is time (in the words of Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem ‘In Memorium CVI’) to “ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky// the flying cloud, the frosty light: the year is...
    January 20, 2023
  • Justice Prayers - January 18, 2023

    "Now, for good friends to cheer us, for seasonal weather to envelop us, for good work to engage us, we give You thanks." - An Evening Prayer Neal Plantinga Cholera outbreak in Malawi In this last year...
    January 18, 2023
  • Silence the Avenger; Praise the Redeemer

    “Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.” -Psalm 8:2 Superhero or action movie fans would be familiar...
    January 13, 2023
  • Justice Prayers - January 11, 2022

    "God made sky and soil, sea and all the fish in it. He always does what he says— he defends the wronged, he feeds the hungry. God frees prisoners— he gives sight to the blind, he lifts up the fallen."...
    January 11, 2023
  • The First Covenant

    The first covenant made by my Haudenosaunee people and Europeans was with the Dutch in 1613. In 1609 Dutch explorer Henry Hudson “discovered” the Hudson River that flows from Henderson Lake in the...
    January 9, 2023
  • Justice Prayers - January 4, 2023

    Simon said, “Master, we’ve been fishing hard all night and haven’t caught even a minnow. But if you say so, I’ll let out the nets.” It was no sooner said than done—a huge haul of fish, straining the...
    January 4, 2023
  • What does reconciliation mean?

    For me, it begins by accepting the gospel and reconciling with God through Jesus. It is repenting my sins and daily following Jesus by living according to his teachings. Reconciliation also means...
    January 2, 2023
  • Justice Prayers - New Years 2023

    Lord, thank you for 2022. I put my 2023 in your hands. As we exit 2022 we intentionally pray with gratitude for good news from this year. U.S. Climate Legislation in 2022 Reaches New Heights There...
    December 28, 2022
  • Burnishing God’s Word

    When I worked in the corporate world, I asked one of my outdoorsy work friends if he attended church. His response was “nature is my church.” I perceived he knew about church as he spoke in a church...
    December 23, 2022
  • Justice Prayers - Christmas 2022

    An Honest Christmas Prayer from one who imperfectly longs for justice. ...a thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices... Are we ever ready Lord, to welcome you as you've chosen to come? A powerless...
    December 21, 2022