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  • 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
  • Justice Prayers - January 12, 2022

    "The wonderful thing about praying is that you leave a world of not being able to do something, and enter God's realm where everything is possible. He specializes in the impossible. Nothing is too...
    January 12, 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
  • Just Because You Can…

    I was a little bored watching an NFL game last week and began flipping channels for something more interesting. I stumbled upon MLB Network where the 2013 film “42” was showing. The scene that caught...
    January 7, 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
  • Top 10 Do Justice Articles of 2021

    Enjoy this look back at the top Do Justice articles written in 2021 (ranked by top pageviews). It was a big year for us to be reading and praying about justice and you’ll see themes of this year in...
    December 31, 2021
  • 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
  • Lessons from the Gospels on Telling the Gospel Story

    Mild he lays his glory by, Born that man no more may die. Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth, Hark! the herald angels sing: “Glory to a new born King.” I sat with my two...
    December 24, 2021