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  • Justice Prayers - November 24, 2021

    Therefore I would trust you to lead me well along the paths of any wild and perilous country. You are my shepherd. This day will hold no surprises for you. Let me rest in that. Amen. - Every Moment...
    November 24, 2021
  • After COP26, We Need Radical Faith, Hope, and Love

    The UN Climate Conference, COP26, ended late last Saturday after extended negotiations. For many around the world—including me, as I streamed the anticlimactic closing plenary from an Edinburgh pub...
    November 22, 2021
  • Shifting Perspectives

    “Throughout most of human history, people have lived as tribal groups in small villages in relatively isolated areas… A radical transformation of all human societies occurred when the European...
    November 19, 2021
  • Justice Prayers - November 17, 2021

    He has planted me and made me his own. Fed by the gentle waters of his spirit, I beg him by faith to prune me as he will, to let me grow tall and broad, lit by the sun to bear his everlasting fruit...
    November 17, 2021
  • A Prayer for Sanctity of Human Life Sunday

    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...
    November 15, 2021
  • What’s Forming You, Really?

    When did I know I was a die-hard Chicago Cubs fans? My father, John Smith, worked in the steel mill measuring and making the rings for sinks as a master welder. I saw him leaving for work around 6 am...
    November 12, 2021
  • Justice Prayers - November 10, 2021

    "Unexpected wonders happen, not on schedule, or when you expect or want them to happen, but if you keep hanging around, they do happen. -Wendell Berry Miners work in inhumane conditions for the...
    November 10, 2021
  • A Generation of Advocates

    “What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? NOW! What do we want…” I heard, as I walked through the heart of downtown Ottawa. The cries of a nation in uproar and disgust at yet another death of an...
    November 8, 2021
  • Why Care About COP26?

    As you’ve probably heard, COP26, the UN Climate Conference intended for the world’s nations to take coordinated global action on the climate crisis, is happening in Scotland right now. Why is it worth...
    November 5, 2021
  • Justice Prayers - November 3, 2021

    Love is what carries you, for it is always there, even in the dark, or most in the dark, but shining out at times like gold stitches in a piece of embroidery. - Hannah Coulter China Criticized for...
    November 3, 2021
  • Survival for the Fittest

    The story is told of a jungle law that survival is for the fittest. Recently while driving through Queen Elizabeth National Park enroute to the West Nile region in Northern Uganda, I watched how the...
    November 1, 2021
  • Justice Prayers - October 27, 2021

    Blessed are you who hunger and thirst for justice You who weep at the tears that flood the nightly newscast you whose tears prompt you to action You who are willing to practice joy in the fierce...
    October 27, 2021