Before arriving to the 11th Assembly on the World Council of Churches, I had no expectations or really any idea as to what I was about to attend. “Reconciliation” and “unity” were heavily sprinkled throughout the merchandise and materials we received, and those words were heard and seen more than
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As we see, yet again, mass shootings sprinkled over the US, we see, yet again, the outpouring of grief, anger, prayer, and confusion. We experience a country that holds to a death dealing ideology that it is our god-given right to bear arms. We experience white supremacy manifested in the
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During Holy Week, I can’t tell you how many photos, portraits, paintings, digital graphics I saw of Jesus with a 6-pack. Not a 6-pack of beer. Not a 6-pack of Coke. BUT BULGING ABS along with rippling muscles, flowing conditioned hair, and amazing quads. There on a cross is a
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La Semana Santa es la jornada que emprendemos hacia la muerte y resurrección de Jesús. A menudo está llena de servicios religiosos, liturgias, adoración, contemplación y celebración. En ocasiones, la semana también es consumida por las obligaciones con instituciones religiosas que pueden sacarnos de un verdadero caminar espiritual hacia la
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Holy Week is the journey that we take toward the death and resurrection of Jesus. It is often filled with church services, liturgies, worship, contemplation, and celebration. The week, too, is sometimes consumed with obligations to religious institution that may shift us from an actual spiritual walk to the empty
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Believe or not (and hopefully you believe), the pandemic is still raging on with the growth of COVID variants. People of faith have a vital role in the proactive measures to stop the spread and encourage vaccinations. Here are just 6 ways people of faith can be COVID proactive:
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Easter is more than just the day we celebrate; it is a season. Easter is a season that lives into new life, resurrection, new beginnings, and, simply, newness. The resurrection calls us to move through the world and our faith with abundance as the source and not that of scarcity.
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I stood outside the Snack Shack looking over the schedule for the day. It was my first trip to camp and I wanted to be sure I didn’t miss any of the action. My small group of friends bounced with excitement as we perused the itinerary. First up was chapel
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Justice work constitutes more than simply reading a book or declarations on social media. Thinking about the work of justice must be backed, when pondered by people of faith, by a spiritual renewal and transformation. Soul work is critical to the work of compassion, empathy, equity, and loving justice. The
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On this pandemic Valentine’s Day (or day after) I wanted us to really think about love. I know it seems cliche to have a post about love on this highly capitalistic holiday, but you know this will not be just the ordinary “love your neighbor” (Mark 12:31) kind of post.
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