Among the passages of scripture that Christians are inspired by is the parable of the Widow and the Judge found in Luke 18:1-8. The passage informs the Christian call to social justice and the...
We’ve turned into a new calendar year, with all of its cultural energy around newness. And Christians carry on into the church year begun at Advent, and the newness brought into history in the...
"Now, for good friends to cheer us, for seasonal weather to envelop us, for good work to engage us, we give You thanks." - An Evening Prayer Neal Plantinga Cholera outbreak in Malawi In this last year...
I, a minister in a post-Christian American city, found myself presenting on a zoom call with about a dozen community leaders. On screen with me were representatives from an agency that connects and...
"God made sky and soil, sea and all the fish in it. He always does what he says— he defends the wronged, he feeds the hungry. God frees prisoners— he gives sight to the blind, he lifts up the fallen."...
Lord, thank you for 2022. I put my 2023 in your hands. As we exit 2022 we intentionally pray with gratitude for good news from this year. U.S. Climate Legislation in 2022 Reaches New Heights There...
A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of...
On the first Sunday of Advent, our pastor spoke on the first eighteen verses of the gospel of John. It has many intriguing references to light and encompasses creation, the new creation and the source...
The Bible can help us understand contemporary events in new ways. The story of the Syrophoenician woman who argues with Jesus about healing her daughter helpfully sheds light on a very important event...
This past week, I had the privilege of attending COP27 (the UNFCCC’s annual climate change conference) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The opportunity arose when I was accepted to the Christian Climate...
"I pray to God—my life a prayer— and wait for what he’ll say and do. My life’s on the line before God, my Lord, waiting and watching till morning, waiting and watching till morning." - Psalm 130:5-6...
When I was the Chicago organizer for the Climate Witness Project, I worked with many churches in the area to do advocacy initiatives focused on specific pieces of legislation.Our advocacy initiatives...
