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Building Futures from the Ground Up: How Zion’s Closet Is Transforming Title I Schools

By Terence Lester, PhD

(Editor’s note: This is Part 3 of a 4-part series on economic injustice. You can find Part 1 here and Part 2 here. In this post, Dr. Terence Lester shows how compassion can grow into systemic change.)

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In 2016, with the support of my family and board of directors, I launched a campaign called MAP16 (March Against Poverty) to walk from Atlanta, GA, to the White House to raise awareness about homelessness in the U.S.

Why Single-Issue Voting Doesn’t Reflect the Gospel

By Nikki Toyama-Szeto
Single-issue voting works for political operatives trying to grab the Christian vote, but it is an unfaithful representation of the fullness of the heart of God. It reflects political pragmatism but not Christian faithfulness.

Webinar: Pastoral Care for Queer People

By Francesca Nuzzolese

What are the pastoral care needs of queer Christians, and how are they distinct from those of non-queer people? How can you better care for God’s queer children in your ministry, wherever you find yourself on the theological spectrum concerning sexuality and gender?

More Ancient Truths: A Review of "Becoming Coztōtōtl"

By Aline Mello

Originally published October 4, 2020

My first encounter with Tejana writer Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros was through her Twitter account, where she asks thoughtful questions and offers kindness in her comments to poets, Christian writers, and anyone else who engages with her.

How Do You Want to Die?

By Dr. Margaret Kim Peterson

Originally published January 27, 2017

Has anyone—a family member, a friend, a pastor, a doctor—ever asked you this question? Have you ever initiated a conversation with someone else about what your wishes are for the end of your life, or what their wishes are for the end of theirs?

How Associative Hermeneutics Help Us Understand Scripture and Society

By Love Sechrest

Reading with an eye toward questions of race relations and gender arrangements will inevitably involve having our eyes drawn to the situations, stories, and characters in the biblical texts that depict intergroup conflict and those that feature women.

The Joy of Hospitality

By Christine Sine

In Norman Wirzba’s wonderful book Food and Faith: A Theology of Eating he comments: “Eating is about extending hospitality and making room for others to find life by sharing in our own….

A Review of Katelyn Beaty’s Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits are Hurting the Church

By Melanie Springer Mock

My first encounter with Christian celebrity occurred in 1983, when Tony Campolo preached to a humid Lehigh University gymnasium packed with Mennonite teens. I already knew Campolo’s sermons, having listened to them on tape cassettes my parents played during road trips.

How Indigenous Theologies Can Transform Christianity

By Anna Redsand

Originally published 16 February 2021

A Review of Decolonizing Evangelicalism by Randy S. Woodley and Bo C. Sanders

Shortly before he passed on, my friend, Diné (Navajo) scholar Larry Emerson, said to me, “You should write about decolonizing Christianity.

20 Minute Takes: Kristyn Komarnicki & Transforming Conflict Episode

With Nikki Toyama-Szeto and Kristyn Komarnicki

Season 1, Episode 9
Rerun: Season 6, Episode 11.

This week, Nikki Toyama-Szeto talks with Kristyn Komarnicki (CSA’s Director of Dialogue & Convening / Program Manager for Oriented to Love) about practical tips for transforming conflict through curiosity.

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