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  • Who is She: The Stories Behind the Red Dress

    Under this red dress is a sign that reads “Who is She?” It is this sign that truly compelled me to read about and pray for the people who are represented by these red dresses that many Canadians have seen in their cities over the past few month.
    February 8, 2016
  • Sanctity of Human Life: Let's Get to Work

    There is a lie that our culture continually perpetuates. It is the lie that life is only as valuable as its circumstances. We see it in films or books that romanticize assisted suicide and euthanasia...
    January 15, 2016
  • January Series: Our Picks

    Have you seen the line-up for this year’s January Series from Calvin College yet? Every year, the college puts on a free series of talks on various issues of the day, presented at their campus in...
    January 8, 2016
  • Our Top 10 Articles in 2015

    It’s been a great year for Do Justice. 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)! What to Say to...
    December 28, 2015
  • What to Say to Kids about Pilgrims and Indians

    My kindergartener came home excited this weekend -- he’d gotten a free book, one that he could keep! He wanted to read it right away. As soon as I saw the book, I tried to deflect. “Maybe later, honey...
    November 23, 2015
  • Pro-Life series: Indigenous People

    “Sometimes Native people want to be white. Tell them that they’re made in God’s image.” That’s what an Indigenous elder told a friend of mine when she asked what she should tell Church people about...
    November 19, 2015
  • The Blanket Exercise- Learning to Hear a Different Story

    I have participated in the Blanket Exercise several times and each time I have heard people, of all backgrounds, say “I never knew. Nobody ever told me this.” How we tell the story matters and the Blanket Exercise gives us the opportunity to learn a more complete story.
    October 7, 2015
  • Racial Justice in the Reading Classroom

    After noticing that some of the books we grew up reading were less than inclusive and made for attitudes about our neighbors that had to be unlearned, we started wondering...how do parents and...
    September 10, 2015
  • Finding Justice-Minded Books for Kids- Part 2

    Books that are imaginative and creative also help our kids develop a sense of wonder, curiosity, and possibility. These are helpful traits when imagining what a world that is different than the status quo could be like, an important aspect of working for justice.
    August 31, 2015
  • Finding Justice-Minded Books for Kids

    Depending on where you live, the new school year is either quickly approaching or has already begun! After noticing that some of the books we grew up reading were less than inclusive and made for...
    August 28, 2015