On May 20th, the Climate Witness Project had the privilege of hosting a book talk with professor and author Finis Dunaway. His new book, Defending the Arctic Refuge: A Photographer, an Indigenous...
As Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Heritage month came to a close, a passage from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. sermon, “ When Peace Becomes Obnoxious”, kept ringing in my ears: [...] and if...
This is an excerpt from a sermon I recently preached at the CRC’s Campus Ministry at the University of Toronto (my alma mater!). Words spoken by the wise bring them favor, but the lips of fools...
About a year and a half ago, I walked into the denominational building in Grand Rapids for my first day as the Mobilizing and Advocacy Fellow for the Office of Social Justice of the Christian Reformed...
I remember wanting to be the OSJ Fellow for the longest time. When the Office of Social Justice visited my university, year after year, a bright, ambitious Fellow would present at a conference, talk...
His voice emanated from the speaker, with its signature low timbre and deliberate cadence. “I can’t believe I’m on a conference call with Jim Wallis!” I thought to myself. I had just graduated from...
Mohammad El Kurd and the Settler Takeover in the East Jerusalem Neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah The first time I ever travelled through the Palestinian neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem I...
Last Thursday, April 29th, marks the end of President Biden’s first 100 days in office. In recent history, the first 100 days often indicate the newly elected president’s priorities and signal how he...
I want to bring to your attention a matter of importance from the healthcare community. Last month, Federal Parliament passed Bill C-7, further expanding euthanasia* access in Canada.** As a rural...
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...
