Can a Church Be Safe Without Justice?
By Liz Cooledge Jenkins
(Editor’s Note: Churches are often evaluated not only by how they treat the people sitting in their pews, but by how they respond to those who are most vulnerable. Throughout Scripture, God’s concern for the oppressed, the marginalized, and the stranger is woven into the story of redemption, reminding us that justice is not separate from the church’s witness but central to it.
Searching for Home Livestream
Thank you for joining us for the livestream of the Searching for Home: Conversations on Belonging, Exile, and Human Dignity webinar.To submit your questions via the chat, watch the livestream on YouTube here.The webinar will begin on Tuesday, June 23, at 1PM ET/12PM ET.
What Is Racism? A Biblical Understanding of Racism
By Andre Henry
(Editor’s Note: Racism is one of the most painful and misunderstood realities shaping both society and the church today. Many Christians want to engage these conversations faithfully but feel uncertain about where to begin, how to think biblically about race and justice, or how the church itself has contributed to racial harm throughout history.
Rethinking Home: Belonging, Displacement, and Dignity in a World Built to Exclude
By Terence Lester, PhD, and Dr. Emiola Oriola Jr.
When Home Is More Than a Place
I stood outside with Eddie, a friend and community member who had been sleeping in the same spot for weeks, and I watched as people walked past him as if he wasn’t there.
When a Church Shows Up: Faith and Social Justice in East Harlem
By Ray Stanton
On October 18, 2025, across from Radio City Music Hall, Pastor Justin Adour stepped into a small gathering of about 25 people and raised a tall sign overhead. It stood like a quiet beacon in Midtown’s chaos, proclaiming a single allegiance: “The only King we serve is our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ.”
Then he asked the group to bow their heads.
When the News Breaks Your Heart
By Melanie Mock
Two days after the United States began bombing Iran, I dropped my oldest son at the airport in Portland, OR. He was headed to National Guard boot camp, and will be gone for 10 weeks.
Shalom in a Shattered Land: A Biblical Vision for Peace in the Holy Land
By Mae Elise Cannon
(Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a four-part series exploring Christian faith, theology, and peacemaking in the Holy Land. In this opening article, Dr. Mae Cannon invites readers into a biblically grounded vision of shalom — challenging common assumptions about conflict in the region and examining how Scripture has often been misread in ways that obscure God’s purposes for peace.
Petitioning for My Immigrant Wife While America Criminalizes Immigrants
By Anonymous
(Editor’s note: We are publishing this reflection anonymously out of concern for the safety and well-being of the author and their family. As the author describes, immigrants and their loved ones are increasingly vulnerable to surveillance, retaliation, and denial of legal processes simply for speaking critically about U.S.
Returning the Statue of Liberty and Redacting the Lord’s Prayer
By Scott Bessenecker
It’s time for America to return the Statue of Liberty.
This “Mother of Exiles,” who calls to the tired, poor, huddled masses, has become a promise that no longer reflects reality.
A Christian Theology of Protest: Bearing Faithful Witness in a Time of Unrest
By David Swanson
(Editor’s Note: January 21, 2026 | This essay was written prior to the most recent events unfolding in Minneapolis and other cities and is not intended as commentary on any single protest, incident, or tactic.