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  • Oh No, I’ve been invited to a Talking Circle

    So, you’ve been invited to attend a Talking Circle. As sharing is implied, one must conclude that a participant must share their feelings, thoughts, and opinions. I think a lot of people might think...
    May 6, 2022
  • Justice Prayers - May 4, 2022

    "Because of God’s tender mercy, the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide us to the path of peace." -...
    May 4, 2022
  • Jesus’ Resurrection and Social Justice

    A few weeks have passed since we celebrated Easter Sunday but I’m still reflecting on the meaning of Christ’s resurrection. What about you? What does resurrection mean to you and how do you embody it...
    April 29, 2022
  • Justice Prayers - April 27, 2020

    How exquisite your love, O God! How eager we are to run under your wings, To eat our fill at the banquet you spread as you fill our tankards with Eden spring water. You’re a fountain of cascading...
    April 27, 2022
  • How Cubans Influenced the CRC

    This is the last installment in a short series. You can see the previous blog posts on this topic here. In the U.S., Cubans faced difficult questions of how to integrate into a church body that worked...
    April 25, 2022
  • A Green Burial

    What happens to you when you die? No, this question isn’t about your soul. It’s much more literal. What happens to your actual body when you die? This is an often uncomfortable question, only broached...
    April 22, 2022
  • Justice Prayers - April 20, 2022

    “We are secure, not because we hold tightly to Jesus, but because he holds tightly to us.” - R. C. Sproul U.S. to Resume Leasing Federal Lands for Oil, Gas Last Friday, the Interior Department...
    April 20, 2022
  • What Cuban Refugees Brought With Them

    This is the second of a 3 part blog series on the experiences of Cuban immigrants in the Christian Reformed Church. And stay tuned for the 3rd and final installment coming up! This blog series is...
    April 18, 2022
  • How Cuban Refugees Came to the U.S.

    As a denomination started by Dutch Reformed immigrants in 1857, the CRCNA is familiar with the immigrant experience. Like many immigrant stories, the migration journey for the Dutch was long and...
    April 15, 2022
  • Justice Prayers - April 13, 2022

    "Go out into the world uncorrupted, a breath of fresh air in this squalid and polluted society. Provide people with a glimpse of good living and of the living God. Carry the light-giving Message into...
    April 13, 2022
  • Where Do We Go From Here?

    I was out having coffee with a friend a little while ago when the subject of vaccination status came up. Perplexed by their stance, I approached the conversation cautiously optimistic, asking...
    April 11, 2022