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By Mark J. DeHaven, Ph.D.
(Editor’s note: This is Part 4 of a 4-part health care series we are running over several months. You can access Part 1 on poverty, social factors, and health inequalities here; Part 2 on how the U.S.
By Mark J. DeHaven, Ph.D.
(Editor’s note: This is Part 4 of a 4-part health care series we are running over several months. You can access Part 1 on poverty, social factors, and health inequalities here; Part 2 on how the U.S.
By Mark Glanville
Encountering painful truths
A group from our church visited the abandoned building of a former First Nations residential school. St. Mary’s, as it was called, operated in Mission, British Columbia. We sat in a listening circle to receive the memories, pain, and reflections of two elderly women—one who grew up at that school and another who attended a different residential school nearby.
By Matthew Tyson
Allow me to begin with a direct and simple premise: For the Christian: the death penalty is inadmissible.
By this, I mean that the death penalty stands in opposition to the transformative power of Christ, the gospel’s message of redemption, and the mission handed down to Christians by Jesus himself.
By Mark J. DeHaven, Ph.D. & Daniel Gutierrez, Ph.D., LPC, CSAC
(Editor’s note: This is Part 3 of a 4-part health care series we are running over the next few months. You can access Part 1 on poverty, social factors, and health inequalities here and Part 2 on how the U.S.
By Mark J. DeHaven, Ph.D.
(Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a 4-part health care series we are running over the next few months. You can access Part 1 here.)
Americans are increasingly frustrated and angry about the state of health care in the U.S.
By Mark Glanville
Sanctuary as kinship: A biblical reflection
The story of undocumented immigrants and refugees in the U.S. includes the rich tradition of churches and other groups offering sanctuary—a practice of providing protection from arrest and deportation for vulnerable immigrants, and often, cocreating a community of belonging.
By Daniel Montañez
The term “sanctuary” often refers to a sacred place of worship—a temple, church, or synagogue — where heaven and earth meet, and the sacred and profane converse. Even those who don’t regularly attend church may visit a sanctuary in times of deep crisis — after losing a loved one, facing personal struggles, or searching for answers.
By Mark J. DeHaven, Ph.D.
(Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a 4-part health care series we are running over the next few months.)
Recently enacted and proposed cuts to Medicaid, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are deeply troubling and could have devastating consequences for the health of all Americans, especially the poor and vulnerable.
By Laurie Nichols
Lent has been around for centuries, dating back to the Early Church. It’s a 40-day season of reflection, repentance, and renewal, modeled after Jesus’ time fasting in the wilderness (Matthew 4:1-11). At its core, Lent is about making space—letting go of distractions so we can refocus on what really matters: God’s love, justice, and the hope of resurrection.
By Andre Henry
“If a man wants to lynch me, that’s his problem. If he has the power to lynch me, that’s my problem.” When Stokely Carmichael said these words, he underscored the connection between racism and power.
By David de Leon
I admit that when I think of global poverty, my mind begins to spin, and discouragement begins to seep into my spirit. Like all complex issues, global poverty is a tangled web of generational and systemic challenges that have compounded over time.
By Laurie Nichols
I must admit, when I consider the current political climate, a sense of unease settles within me. And I know for a fact that I am not alone. Rarely in recent memory have more people wanted to talk about their deep fears and worries after a transition of power in the Oval Office.
By Nikki Toyama-Szeto
Welcoming immigrants and refugees isn’t just an act of kindness—it’s an act of faith, revealing Jesus in the process.
By Kristyn Komarnicki
Love in the midst of discomfort
Love your God, love your neighbor as yourself. All the law and the prophets rest on these two commands…
Leap of Faith is a full-length documentary from Nicholas Ma and Morgan Neville (Won’t You Be My Neighbor?) featuring pastors who commit to meeting for a year to look for a path to unity in the midst of polarized times.
By Alyssa Sickle
As we turn the page to a new year, some of us may be adding books to our 2025 reading list. Check out some of CSA’s favorites from recent years! CSA regularly posts book excerpts and reviews; the links below will take you to the review in the CSA Library, where you can find many more book reviews by using the search filters.
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