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  • Taking Responsibility--NOW

    The conculsion to "Sharing Stories: Mary Robinson, Climate Change, and Us" series. “The mountains are calling, and I must go.” For the 47 years of our marriage those words have driven my husband and...
    August 19, 2019
  • A Letter from Ciudad Juarez

    We received this letter from Pastor Samuel Lopez in Ciudad Juarez and Pastor Angel Lopez in West Michigan about their ministry to asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. Together, these brothers are...
    August 16, 2019
  • Justice Prayers - August 14th

    For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. - Ephesians 2:10 U.S. Rule Change Will Restrict Legal, Family Based Immigration The...
    August 14, 2019
  • Climate Justice: Can you hear their voice?

    This article is the third installment of our climate justice series. Read the other articles here. Reading the fifth chapter of Mary Robinson’s book, Climate Justice, introduces us to two women...
    August 12, 2019
  • La Terza Coffee: Blessing not Burden Blend

    Recently, a gal named Carly Pritchard sent OSJ the best kind of email. It was a creative kind of email, asking if she and the coffee company she worked for might be able to help raise some financial...
    August 9, 2019
  • 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