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  • A Prayer for Sanctity of Human Life Sunday

    The third Sunday in January is Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, and the Office of Social Justice (OSJ) is pleased to offer resources for your church to honor the day. Synod has encouraged Christian...
    November 15, 2021
  • What’s Forming You, Really?

    When did I know I was a die-hard Chicago Cubs fans? My father, John Smith, worked in the steel mill measuring and making the rings for sinks as a master welder. I saw him leaving for work around 6 am...
    November 12, 2021
  • Justice Prayers - November 10, 2021

    "Unexpected wonders happen, not on schedule, or when you expect or want them to happen, but if you keep hanging around, they do happen. -Wendell Berry Miners work in inhumane conditions for the...
    November 10, 2021
  • A Generation of Advocates

    “What do we want? Justice! When do we want it? NOW! What do we want…” I heard, as I walked through the heart of downtown Ottawa. The cries of a nation in uproar and disgust at yet another death of an...
    November 8, 2021
  • Why Care About COP26?

    As you’ve probably heard, COP26, the UN Climate Conference intended for the world’s nations to take coordinated global action on the climate crisis, is happening in Scotland right now. Why is it worth...
    November 5, 2021
  • Justice Prayers - November 3, 2021

    Love is what carries you, for it is always there, even in the dark, or most in the dark, but shining out at times like gold stitches in a piece of embroidery. - Hannah Coulter China Criticized for...
    November 3, 2021
  • Survival for the Fittest

    The story is told of a jungle law that survival is for the fittest. Recently while driving through Queen Elizabeth National Park enroute to the West Nile region in Northern Uganda, I watched how the...
    November 1, 2021
  • Justice Prayers - October 27, 2021

    Blessed are you who hunger and thirst for justice You who weep at the tears that flood the nightly newscast you whose tears prompt you to action You who are willing to practice joy in the fierce...
    October 27, 2021
  • Climate Change Advocacy at the Community Level

    With the release of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, a future of increasingly extreme weather appears to be a reality. And it is in communities that can least afford...
    October 26, 2021
  • You Can Go On

    I settled on my first fitness goal of the year being to run a 5k. But not just run it- to train for it. I figured it’d force me to get that Vitamin D and to consistently work out. I followed the...
    October 25, 2021
  • Beatitude #4: You Who Hunger and Thirst for Justice

    Blessed are you* who hunger and thirst for justice *You who weep at the tears that flood the nightly newscast you whose tears prompt you to action You who are willing to practice joy in the fierce...
    October 22, 2021
  • Justice Prayers - October 20th 2021

    Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. Psalm 119:105 Nunavut Capital City Declares Emergency After Drinking Water Contaminated Public health officials have told residents of Iqaluit, the...
    October 20, 2021