There is a lot of information coming at us in our inboxes, our social media feeds, from our institutions, and our news sources. So in our prayers this week, we take a minute to acknowledge that the...
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, gardening is the biggest bang for your buck when it comes to creation care. With the whole world turning upside down because of COVID-19 many have become...
I felt stupid and scared this week, and I took it out on a well-meaning white guy. Here’s what happened: I was working as part of a team to plan a high-profile event for local pastors to speak out...
Mark this down: May 2020 was the month that America woke up to the original cry of the original pandemic. What happened? The hunting and killing of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia happened in March 2020. The...
Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life. - Psalm 143:8 In response to the continued calls for...
It is time for Canadians to know that First Nations people have held up their end of the treaties. Legal cases, demonstrations, justice advocacy and writing are all reminders and prompts for the...
As the world grapples with the global spread of the coronavirus, there’s been a lot of news and information to sift through to make sense of our new reality. In the United States in particular, we...
Dear Children, One day driving home your dad asked me when we should talk to you all about how the world really works. Perplexed at the idea that we would have to intentionally rip away your innocence...
The last few weeks have shaken us again. This is not business as usual or prayer as usual. Our African American sisters and brothers in Christ have been calling for lament, for equality, for justice...
Dear Church, As I write this letter, I find myself in a place of lament. I lament the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and many black lives taken by the grasp of white supremacy...
In Canada, we tend to mark the beginning of good weather with the May long weekend. The long weekend usually sparks visions of opening cottages with extended family, seeing friends, or the first warm...
This article is part of our ongoing series tracking the many changes in immigration legislation. You can access the full series here. 4/30: Federal judge orders ICE to release immigrant detainees from...
