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  • Justice Prayers - January 15, 2020

    Fear arises when we imagine that everything depends on us. - Elizabeth Elliot Puerto Rico Earthquakes 4,000 Puerto Ricans are in shelters and many others are sleeping outside after a string of...
    January 15, 2020
  • The Cry of the Future: A Groaning Creation

    As we embark into this new year, the new journey, the new decade it is with a sense of urgency that the people of God are awakened. In our world today we there are wars and rumors of wars, calamities...
    January 13, 2020
  • A Theology of Advocacy - Musings of a Practitioner

    Many years ago, the Rev. M.P. Bill Blaikie explained to Church leaders that it’s important for people of faith to show up in legislatures as often as the Canadian Fire Fighters Association does -...
    January 10, 2020
  • Special Prayer: The Threat of War with Iran

    What happened? On January 2, the United States killed a well-known military commander of Iran’s Quds Force, Major General Qasem Soleimani, who was designated by the U.S. as a terrorist. This event has...
    January 9, 2020
  • Justice Prayers - January 8 2020

    Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. -Ephesians 5:1-2...
    January 8, 2020
  • Integration Fatigue

    I visited a young and energetic African American church located in south suburban Chicago last year. The church was once a failing white Reformed church who decided to take a gamble to reach a growing...
    January 6, 2020
  • Top Do Justice Articles of 2019

    Thank you for joining us this year on Do Justice. It is our hope and prayer that these articles blessed you and moved you to new action. Enjoy this look at the top Do Justice articles written in 2019...
    January 3, 2020
  • Justice Prayers - New Years 2019

    Welcome to 2020! In this first edition of Justice Prayers for the new year celebrate some good news with us. The Earth is Getting Greener The world is five per cent greener now than it was two decades...
    January 1, 2020
  • Looking Back on 2019

    As reformed believers the staff at the Office of Social Justice and Centre for Public Dialogue understand that we live and work to the glory of God. This past year has continued to demand much of our...
    December 30, 2019
  • "Without Money and Without Cost"

    Elderly women from a near-by senior low-income housing building sat at the back of our church foyer, bending over boxes overflowing with apples, carrots, and onions. They unrolled plastic produce bags...
    December 27, 2019
  • Justice Prayers - Christmas 2019

    Thank you for joining us in prayer this year. May this prayer from Walter Brueggemann be a blessing to you this Christmas Day. In violence and travail We give you thanks for the babe born in violence...
    December 25, 2019