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  • Justice Prayers - January 19, 2022

    Jesus, where you are, fear turns into praises. Where you are, no heart is left unchanged. Where you are, darkness runs for cover. Where you are, the orphan finds a home. And here I am, humbled and...
    January 19, 2022
  • Chairing a Meeting is Earthkeeping, Too

    A month ago I returned home from the COP26 talks to a province suffering from the biggest flood of my lifetime and the second unprecedented climate-related disaster of the last seven months. It was...
    January 14, 2022
  • Chris and Cindy Geek Out About Shalom

    Our colleague Cindy Stover joins Chris Orme to geek out about the word “shalom” and set the groundwork for our next season exploring the intersections of charity and advocacy. Season 4 drops January...
    January 12, 2022
  • Bearing God's Beloved Children On Our Backs

    The third Sunday in January is Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, and the Office of Social Justice (OSJ) is pleased to offer resources for your church to honor the day. Synod has encouraged Christian...
    January 10, 2022
  • Justice Prayers - January 5, 2022

    We are too prone to engrave our trials in marble and write our blessings in sand. - Charles Spurgeon Praying for Christians in the Middle East American organization Churches for Middle East Peace are...
    January 5, 2022
  • Justice Prayer - New Years 2021

    Lord, thank you for 2021. I put my 2022 in your hands. As we exit 2021 we intentionally pray with gratitude for good news from this year. Electric Vehicle Battery Prices Continue to Drop, Making EV’s...
    December 29, 2021
  • What Do You Want Me to Do For You?

    Bartimaeus and Actively Listening to People with Disabilities in Churches In my previous blog-post, “ Embodying Equity,” I asserted that disability is a theological, political, and personal issue, and...
    December 27, 2021
  • Justice Prayers - December 15, 2021

    "The celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who know themselves to be poor and imperfect, and who look forward to something greater to come." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer...
    December 15, 2021
  • The Struggle to Imagine

    "The next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he went to the temple to give notice of the date when the days of purification would end and the offering would be made for...
    December 13, 2021
  • Questions My Kids Ask

    On December 7, Jennifer presented at a World Renew webinar on gender-based violence. What is provided below is an excerpt from her speaking notes. You can see a recording of the webinar here. This...
    December 10, 2021
  • Justice Prayers - December 8, 2021

    "Into this world, this demented inn in which there is absolutely no room for him at all, Christ comes uninvited." - Thomas Merton Biden administration to restart a Trump-era remain-in-Mexico policy...
    December 8, 2021