Justice and mercy are the tangible expressions of loving our neighbors as God has loved us. They are the ways that we live like Jesus here and now, affirming the goodness of God’s image in others...
The rate at which marriages break up, the magnitude at which misunderstandings erupt into quarrels, and escalating levels of domestic violence is so alarming. We receive at least three cases every...
"Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress; my eye is wasted from grief; my soul and my body also." - Psalm 31:9 Mass Shootings in both Atlanta and Boulder This week, two mass shootings were...
In day to day life, I experience what I call “extreme empathy,” meaning that at times I feel the pain of others very deeply—almost as if it’s my own. Because of this extreme empathy, often when I look...
As a pastor and the executive director of an organization focused on peacebuilding in the Middle East, I have seen firsthand how the ideologies related to Christianity, nationalism, and the Middle...
When you’re in over your head, I’ll be there with you. When you’re in rough waters, you will not go down. When you’re between a rock and a hard place, it won’t be a dead end. Because I am God, your...
President Joe Biden ordered a pause on new oil and gas leases on public lands in an executive order issued Jan. 27 to address the climate crisis. He also committed his administration to an ambitious...
Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. - Psalm 25:4 Gender Violence One in four women and girls around the world have been physically or sexually assaulted by a husband or male...
When the dog bites When the bee stings When I'm feeling sad I simply remember my favorite things And then I don't feel so bad (My Favorite Things, Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rogers, 1961) After...
Mark 10:31 “But many who are first will be last, and the last first.” I got called in to do some spiritual care for someone who was recently housed. To my delight, he was someone I had known for a...
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. - Psalm 119:105 Indigenous and Protected Land Sold on Facebook in the Amazon Land in the Amazon basin that has been protected or reserved as...
In our world today there are over 80 million people who have been forcibly displaced from their homes, including 26.4 million refugees. In my last post I mentioned that less than 1% of refugees are...
