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By Kenji Kuramitsu
“As surely as sparks fly upwards, so too are human beings born to trouble.” —Job 5:7
Our short sojourn on this side of eternity is inevitably marked by pain and loss.
Interviewed by Joyce Koo Dalrymple
Editor’s note: May is AAPI Heritage Month, formally known as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Throughout this month, we’re featuring Q&As with some of today’s leading thinkers and activists in a series we call “Asian Americans You Should Know.” This series was curated by pastor and author Joyce Koo Dalrymple.
Interviewed by Joyce Koo Dalrymple
Editor’s note: May is AAPI month, formally known as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Throughout this month, we are featuring Q&As with some of today’s leading thinkers and activists.
By David de Leon
The first 100 days of the current presidential administration have brought a relentless stream of headlines: executive branch overreach, unelected billionaires wielding powers in shaping government with no accountability, a brutal crackdown on undocumented immigrants without due process, new attacks on higher education and student protestors, and the effects of avian flu continuing to increase egg prices, despite the President’s claim that he’s lowered the prices.
By Dr. Alexander Jun
As we celebrate AAPI Heritage Month, we must acknowledge the vital role Asian American churches play in North American religious history. These stories must not be erased, overlooked, downplayed, or dismissed.
Interviewed by Joyce Koo Dalrymple
Editor’s note: May is AAPI month, formally known as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Throughout this month, in addition to several articles we have lined up, we will be featuring Q&As with some of today’s leading thinkers and activists.
By Meg Baatz
Only a few months into this year, we have witnessed sweeping policy changes affecting transgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) individuals. Even as Christians hold diverse views on the nature of sex and gender, we must recognize that these policies, along with social responses to them, create real hardships for our TGNC neighbors—hindering their ability to live, work, study, travel, and access basic needs safely.
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; 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. You can access Part 1 on health as a social outcome and social factors here; Part 3 on the growing mental health crisis here; and Part 4 on health, communities, and the role of the church 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. You can access Part 2 on how the U.S. health care system discriminates against the poor here; and Part 3 on the growing mental health crisis here; and Part 4 on health, communities, and the role of the church here.
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.
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