Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established. - Proverbs 4:26 India’s Covid-19 Crisis Covid-19 cases in India have overwhelmed the country's medical system. People are amassing...
In day to day life, I experience what I call “extreme empathy,” meaning that at times I feel the pain of others very deeply—almost as if it’s my own. Because of this extreme empathy, often when I look...
Enjoy this look back at the top Do Justice articles written in 2020 (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...
Yes, many of us are still stuck at home. Most states have received government mandates regarding COVID19 restrictions including prohibitions of indoor gatherings, limited outside visits, closed bars...
“For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, 15 by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations...
Merry Christmas from the Center for Public Dialogue and the Office of Social Justice as you reflect on joy during the fourth week of advent. Poet Malcolm Guite writes, “Christmas sets the centre at...
Once it is gone, it is gone. If a child breaks a toy or if you inadvertently burn a letter to you from your grandmother, it is gone. It doesn’t come back. The world has a very special asset, located...
This week may you be filled with shalom as you reflect on the peace advent candle. “The Lord gives his people strength. The Lord blesses them with peace.” - Psalm 29:11 National Day of Remembrance and...
I was recently invited as a guest speaker for a webinar with ecumenical partners, to share some information on global forced displacement and migration. This time rather than throwing out a lot of...
I write this the morning after an election in a country not my own. An election in a country not my own, and yet this moment feels fraught even for me. So much depends on the votes counted, for those...
During my five-week internship with the Centre for Public Dialogue, I had the opportunity to create lesson plans to be used by independent schools in B.C., Alberta, and Ontario. These lesson plans...
Many of us have found it instructive that John Calvin, the theological father for reformed Christians, in the 1559 version of his Institutes of the Christian Religion wrote this about those in civil...
