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  • Justice Prayers - August 7

    We bring our prayers to Creator God, who both "takes up our pain and bears our suffering" and will "let justice roll down like a river." Protests Continue in Hong Kong Hong Kong is in its ninth week...
    August 7, 2019
  • Agriculture is a Gamble: Stories from Uganda

    Part 2 of Sharing Stories: Mary Robinson, Climate Change and Us. Find Chapter 2 in Robinson's book and read with us. So often when I think about climate change the issue is overwhelming and...
    August 5, 2019
  • Climate Justice Through Personal Stories

    Introduction to Sharing Stories: Mary Robinson, Climate Change and Us. Find Chapter 1 in Robinson's book and read with us. In Climate Justice, Mary Robinson offers stories to share and promote the...
    August 2, 2019
  • Justice Prayers - July 31

    "For the Lord is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face." - Psalm 11:7 Ontario Town Moves toward Carbon Neutrality Eden Mills, a small town of about 350 residents in northwestern...
    July 31, 2019
  • Introducing... Hope Zigterman

    Hope is the newest member of the Office of Social Justice team. She joins our team this week as the Justice Mobilizing and Advocacy Fellow, a one year position with our office. Hope comes to us with a...
    July 29, 2019
  • Searching for the Sacred Fire

    My favorite duty at our annual June church retreat, high in the Colorado mountains, is waking up early to start the fire in the grand meeting space fireplace. Sipping coffee and waiting for the fire...
    July 26, 2019
  • Justice Prayers - July 24

    New York Passes Climate Legislation, Invests in Nation’s Largest Wind Farm Last week, New York passed legislation — the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act — to pursue the nation's most...
    July 24, 2019
  • Where does climate science fit in the biblical story?

    Last month at the annual Synod of the CRCNA, an overture was advanced concerning a decision made at Synod 2012 about climate change. In 2012, Synod adopted the CRCNA’s Creation Stewardship Task Force...
    July 22, 2019
  • Woman Enough

    Nothing is more beautiful than a woman who is brave, strong, and emboldened because of who Christ is in her. - Project Inspired Minister, Wife, Teacher, Friend, Songwriter, Christian, Mother, Worship...
    July 19, 2019
  • Justice Prayers - July 17

    Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you. - Jeremiah 32:17 Changing Climate Leading to Drought, Crisis in...
    July 17, 2019
  • God’s Love is not limited by Legal Status

    Part 5 in the Seeing Beyond the Immigration Rhetoric series. I met Jorge (name changed) at the Newton Correctional Facility, where my husband and I planted a church 8 years ago. Jorge came to the...
    July 15, 2019
  • Special Prayers: U.S. Southern Border Crisis

    If you’re not sure what to say, or how to say it, when leading a prayer for the children who are still incarcerated in camps at the U.S. southern border, consider these words. If you want more...
    July 12, 2019