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  • Ash and Oil: February 25

    So then, a sabbath rest still remains for the people of God; for those who enter God's rest also cease from their labors as God did from his. (Hebrews 4:9-10) It's Wednesday. Which is not our Sabbath...
    February 25, 2015
  • Ash and Oil: February 23

    Speak out, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy. (Proverbs 31:9) In the month of April 2013, the community of Kijabe, Kenya received rainfall levels equal to their total average...
    February 23, 2015
  • Ash and Oil: February 20

    “But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an everflowing stream.” (Amos 5:24) God requires justice from his people – and not just a little drip of it here and there, but a rushing...
    February 20, 2015
  • Ash and Oil: Ash Wednesday

    Join us as we ponder the connections between Christ's walk to the cross, our mortality and sin, and creation's limitations.
    February 18, 2015
  • Education for All

    There is a 36% chance that Aboriginal students in Canada will graduate high school, compared to 72% for non-Aboriginal students.
    February 17, 2015
  • Guilt: When I Fail

    It’s a cold, dark Sunday evening, and I’m at the drugstore. The only other customer in the store is at the checkout, taking a long time. She’s fumbling with her money, her bags, getting herself...
    February 14, 2015
  • Ash and Oil: Remembering we are Dust, Leaning toward a New Creation

    These are the questions that we will explore with our Lenten series Ash and Oil: Remembering we are Dust, Leaning toward a New Creation. We invite you to join us by signing up here to receive devotions in your inbox three times a week, or simply by checking back for new posts on the Do Justice blog every other weekday throughout Lent.
    February 11, 2015
  • On Giving Up

    Schimmel, you fiend, you barely gave me a chance to supervise this one! You just learned of this Kelly, assessed her progress towards a life of justice as discipleship, and have already steered her off the path.
    February 6, 2015
  • The Good, the Ugly, and the Bad(lands)

    Overlooking the beauty that is Badlands National Park this summer, I remember feeling at peace. Our group of 50 spread across the breathtaking landscape and took about 15 minutes to just sit in...
    January 30, 2015
  • Selma: MLK and Us

    We still live in racism’s grip. Justice is not inevitable, but something God calls us to work for.
    January 19, 2015