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  • Immigration Preaching Challenge Finalists

    This summer, North American pastors received an invitation to submit sermons related to the topic of immigration. Many pastors accepted the challenge and submitted their sermons, and we have now...
    November 11, 2015
  • Immigration Preaching Challenge

    Have you ever talked about immigration from the pulpit? We encourage you to participate in the Immigration Preaching Challenge. Keep reading to learn more about the contest, discover immigration resources, and learn how you can incorporate immigration into your preaching.
    May 7, 2015
  • Justice Books to Read in 2015

    Do you have plans for how to stay alert to injustice in 2015? Or are you in danger of becoming apathetic? A few years ago, a Fulani village in Mali was ignored in a proposal for a region-wide...
    January 5, 2015
  • Worship Resources for Refugee Justice

    The following prayers and litanies are only a sample of the resources available from the new Refugee Justice toolkit. Want more? You can find sermon examples, children's messages, children's books...
    November 5, 2014
  • I Have a Confession

    I have a confession: I talk about my congressperson more than I talk to my congressperson. I talk about politics more than I participate in politics. I often rant about how disappointed, upset, or...
    October 3, 2014
  • Should We Feel Guilty?

    My colleague Shannon Jammal-Hollemans recently made a powerful statement, saying Christians tend to focus on the Fall at the Tree of the Knowledge of good and evil, rather than focusing on the Tree of Life. I believe this cuts to the core of the “burden” of injustice, shedding light on the frustrating, paradoxical occurrence of disempowered Jesus followers.
    September 2, 2014
  • Welcoming the Stranger

    Shortly after the birth of my second son, Sam, I went back to work. After months of being home all the time, I was once again immersed in one of the unspoken trials of modern parenthood: daycare drop...
    August 25, 2014
  • Seeing Jesus through the Tear Gas Smoke

    We haven’t been able to think about anything else recently. The images of unarmed protesters in Ferguson facing down cops in riot gear through a haze of tear gas are on loop in our brains. If you’ve...
    August 22, 2014