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  • Climate Change Advocacy at the Community Level

    With the release of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, a future of increasingly extreme weather appears to be a reality. And it is in communities that can least afford...
    October 26, 2021
  • You Can Go On

    I settled on my first fitness goal of the year being to run a 5k. But not just run it- to train for it. I figured it’d force me to get that Vitamin D and to consistently work out. I followed the...
    October 25, 2021
  • Beatitude #4: You Who Hunger and Thirst for Justice

    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 22, 2021
  • Justice Prayers - October 20th 2021

    Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. Psalm 119:105 Nunavut Capital City Declares Emergency After Drinking Water Contaminated Public health officials have told residents of Iqaluit, the...
    October 20, 2021
  • The Power of Welcome

    People are often surprised when I say that I’ve been blessed by refugees my entire life, but it’s true. Sometimes it’s because I grew up in small-town Iowa, and they assume that Iowa is as white and...
    October 18, 2021
  • A Strong Climate Change Bill Needs your Support

    Those of us who are Christians committed to ending the climate crisis receive solace from Isaiah 40:31. “Yet, the strength of those who wait with hope in the Lord will be renewed. They will soar on...
    October 15, 2021
  • Justice Prayers - Oct 13, 2021

    God, revealed in brokenness, when I am disconnected, I need you more. When life is too fragmented, hold me together; when I have no words, understand my silent cries; when heart and soul are broken...
    October 13, 2021
  • Changing The River Course

    Water is one of the most common metaphors for God in the Bible and is used to convey a range of experiences: being nourished by life-giving rain; being swept along by a powerful river joining in the...
    October 11, 2021
  • A Day of Wonder

    In the days leading up to September 30, 2021, that marked Canada’s first ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, many Canadians stood in line as self-employed Indigenous women worked around...
    October 8, 2021
  • Justice Prayers - October 6, 2021

    "God sees the broken as the best and he sees the best in the broken and he calls the wounded to be world changers." - Ann Voscamp COVID-19 Deaths Reach 700K in U.S., Surpasses 5 Million Worldwide Last...
    October 6, 2021
  • On Advocacy, Mission Drift, and Good Bones

    During Congress’ August recess, members of the Office of Social Justice and the Climate Witness Project prepared for a handful of advocacy meetings with legislators. I attended four of these meetings...
    October 4, 2021
  • In Dialogue: A Muslim's View of Jesus

    John Hubers: Safi, Christians are often surprised to discover that Jesus’ story, at least part of it, is found in the Qur’an. They are even more surprised when they come to realize that the Qur’an...
    October 1, 2021