Thank you, Tony
By Nikki Toyama-Szeto
“I first encountered Tony, as many others did, as he preached from a big stage in front of a lot of people…”
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By Nikki Toyama-Szeto
“I first encountered Tony, as many others did, as he preached from a big stage in front of a lot of people…”
By Jean Nangwala
Because of the prevalence of sexual violence in our world, we must stop sexist comments, behavior, and policies that degrade, demean, and objectify the bodies of women. We must also surround survivors with support so that they can find healing and thrive.
We spoke with pastor and poet Drew Jackson about his latest work, God Speaks Through Wombs, a collection of poems that traverses the first eight chapters of the Gospel of Luke. Drew is the founding pastor of Hope East Village in New York City and writes poetry at the intersection of justice, peace, and contemplation, with a passion to contribute toward a more just and whole world.
By Nikki Toyama-Szeto
God, you who are good. You are the one who brings the good wine to the celebration; you are the one who reveals yourself to those who are invisible and nameless.
By Cheryl Miller and Shannon Deer
Employers who hire overcomers often gain a remarkably resilient employee who can change their business for the better.
We recently talked with Stephen Mattson, author of the forthcoming devotional On Love and Mercy: A Social Justice Devotional, published by MennoMedia, an imprint of Herald Press. The book is available for pre-order and will be released in November.
Intervarsity Press has just published the First Nations Version: An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament. We talked with Terry M. Wildman, who served as lead translator, general editor, and project manager of the First Nations Version (FVN).
We recently talked with Carrie Newcomer about the intersection of music and justice, contemplative spirituality, and her new project with author Parker Palmer. Carrie is an award-winning songwriter, recording artist, performer, poet, author, activist, and podcast host.
By Christina Ray Stanton
Our boat pushed off, and I let out a deep sigh of relief. As we set sail across the Hudson River, I could see dozens of others—commuter ferries, fishing boats, dinner cruise ships, party boats, tugboats—rushing to rescue the thousands of people who, like us, had survived but been trapped by debris from the burning, crumbling Twin Towers on September 11, 2001.
By Ryan Groff
How to Have an Enemy: Righteous Anger & The Work of Peace by Rev. Melissa Florer-Bixler is a sermon. Like a good sermon it encourages skepticism and ensures discomfort.
As an elder-Millennial like me might say, this sermon teaches listeners “how to enemy.” We have tried to raise our children with similar instructions on when anger and hate are appropriate and when they are not.
By Myrto Theocharous
Our Father of our crucified and resurrected Christ,
We gather together to seek You,
not of our own initiative but because of the call of Your Spirit in our hearts,
the Spirit that reveals to Your worldwide church that Your will is not yet being done on earth as it is in heaven.
By Tim Otto
In these divided times, as many of us double down in our ideological camps, the new movie Pray Away (Netflix) offers a refreshing alternative by portraying people who not only realize they’ve been terribly wrong but who are also willing to admit it publicly.
By Jennifer Maidrand
“God blesses those who bless Israel.”
“The land and people of Israel are blessed.”
“Israel is the Promised Land of the Bible being fulfilled today.”
If you identify as Christian, it is likely that you have heard these claims at some point or another.
By Dominique Gilliard
We recently talked with Dominique Gilliard, author of the forthcoming Subversive Witness: Scripture’s Call to Leverage Privilege, published by Zondervan Academic and being released August 24, 2021. Here, he talks about why he wrote the book and how we demonstrate a subversive witness that reflects the call and model of Jesus Christ.
Our friends at Public Citizen have drafted this petition, demanding immediate action from world leaders to end vaccine apartheid. We encourage you to sign your name to the petition to President Biden.
Demanding Immediate Action from the Biden Administration to End Vaccine Apartheid
Dear President Biden,
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused massive loss worldwide, but the harms have not been equally distributed.
By Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon and Dr. Bruce N. Fisk
Sparked by the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, American evangelicals have been busy debriefing, lamenting, and publicly condemning the scourge of Christian Nationalism.
By Elizabeth Moraff
A rabbi in Boston was stabbed on a synagogue’s steps a few weeks ago. A summer camp was going on inside. The camp immediately went into lockdown.
The day it happened I had dropped my own 2-year-old daughter off at camp at our synagogue.
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