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." Violence in Worship Spaces -- San Diego and Burkina Faso...
Six months ago, I was rushing to bring materials to a church presentation. On my way there, I was pulled over. When the officer asked if I knew how fast I was going, I honestly said I did not know. He...
During the time of the dictatorship in Chile (1973-1990), the Christian denominations decided to be either neutral or ambiguous toward the regime. This created an environment of division, distrust...
Lord, hear your Easter people's prayers! We live in hope, because He lives. Over 300 Dead, 500 Injured after Bombings in Sri Lanka On Easter Sunday a series of coordinated suicide bombings at churches...
Christ is risen from the dead, and creation celebrates! Have you ever thought about what Easter means for the created world? Have you ever thought about why it matters that Christ’s resurrected body...
TERRITORY is a Chinese-language new media ministry founded by a married Christian couple who were formerly journalists in China. Founded in 2010, its WeChat public channel now ranks the top among all...
Lord, in this Holy Week as we walk with your Son to the cross and wait for resurrection, hear our prayers! Sudan Government in Turmoil, Protests Continue Last week the Sudanese military carried out a...
My great-great grandparents, Gjalt and Klaaska Heslinga, came from the Netherlands to the U.S. in 1893 under the false promise of good farmland in the San Luis Valley of Colorado. Barely into their...
There’s one exercise I distinctly remember from a regional gathering of ministry interns and supervisors. We were asked to place ourselves on a line in relation to what power we felt we held in that...
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." At Least 11 Dead in Bombing in Sanaa On Sunday the U.S...
This is the first post of our Power Over/Power With series, a collaboration between Safe Church Ministry and Do Justice. We all have some power. Power to act, to choose, to alter our world and affect...
Emmanuel, God with us in our nature, in our sorrow, in our lifework, in our punishment, in our grave, and now with us, or rather we with him, in resurrection, ascension, triumph, and Second Advent...