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  • Bountiful Bread

    We are pleased to share with you this devotion from our Advent series. May it bless you this Christmas eve. What is your favorite meal during the Christmas season? Imagine spending Christmas in hunger...
    December 20, 2021
  • Settlements Remain Detrimental to Peace

    As the end of the year approaches, many of us long for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Our hope and advocacy efforts focus on bringing an end to the occupation of East Jerusalem, the West...
    December 17, 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
  • It's Complicated

    Recent media coverage about abortion laws has prompted questions from our community about how the Office of Social Justice (OSJ) can support churches and individuals on the issue of the sanctity of...
    December 8, 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
  • A Vision Carried On

    Several years ago, when Lindsay Wieland Capel first learned of the CRC’s Disability Concerns, she was so impressed by the ministry that she sat down and wrote a letter to director Mark Stephenson...
    December 6, 2021
  • A Stress Free Christmas

    It's Christmas time and everywhere I look there are reminders, that for many, the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Saviour has become little more than a series of competitions that almost...
    December 3, 2021
  • Justice Prayers - December 1st 2021

    "The Lord is coming, always coming. When you have ears to hear and eyes to see, you will recognize him at any moment of your life. Life is Advent; life is recognizing the coming of the Lord." - Henri...
    December 1, 2021
  • You Shall Call His Name Jesus

    Different names for Christ are abundant in scripture. “Christ” comes from the Greek and “Messiah” comes from the Hebrew, and both mean “the Anointed One.” Jesus is called the Bread of Life (1 John 2:1...
    November 26, 2021