"Because of your great compassion you did not abandon them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud did not fail to guide them on their path, nor the pillar of fire by night to shine on the way...
Have you ever witnessed the loud street preacher or self-proclaimed prophet, standing atop a soap box on a busy street corner? Their message could span a wide range, from the spiritual warnings of the...
As Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Heritage month came to a close, a passage from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. sermon, “ When Peace Becomes Obnoxious”, kept ringing in my ears: [...] and if...
In memory of 215 Indigenous Children of Creator found in unmarked graves at a residential school in Kamloops BC, on the lands of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation. Jesus said, Let the little...
The path of the righteous is level; you, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth. - Isaiah 26:7 Ethiopia confirms massacre by Eritrean soldiers After months of denial, a recent report by...
This is an excerpt from a sermon I recently preached at the CRC’s Campus Ministry at the University of Toronto (my alma mater!). Words spoken by the wise bring them favor, but the lips of fools...
This last year I partnered with my friend Johnny Lee to help teach Christian youth about Indigenous justice through The Mustard Seed’s Seed Serve program. I usually start the conversation like this...
"I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice" - Proverbs 8:20 One year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder This has been a revealing year where the majority culture’s understanding...
Melissa Stek interviewed Karen Gonzalez about her book The God Who Sees. Read their conversation below! How do you hope that people of faith will grow as a result of reading your book? My desire is...
At nine years old, I decided I wanted to become a journalist. It was the same time my brother Fred and I started delivering the Chicago Daily News. The newspaper was the third largest circulation...
God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. - Hebrews 6:10 Devastation in Gaza As of Tuesday morning, at...
About a year and a half ago, I walked into the denominational building in Grand Rapids for my first day as the Mobilizing and Advocacy Fellow for the Office of Social Justice of the Christian Reformed...