Imagine it’s the summer of 2060.
Perhaps another scandal is making its way through the headlines. It’s an election year. Political divisions in the country continue to expose the fragile and fractured political landscape. ...
We are living in a cultural moment where justice is constantly vilified, especially by Christians.
A few years ago, I would have said, “This makes no sense! Why would anyone be against justice?” But I’ve come to understand ...
An African proverb regularly provides a rationale for collaborative ministry: “If you want go fast, go alone; but if you want to go far, go together.”
In an age of networked individualism, this saying offers an important ...
Yet another tragic and senseless mass shooting has happened, with the latest occuring at the July 4th parade in Highland Park, Illinois. This horrible event has left many grief-stricken and in shock.
Less than 3 years ago, a gunman ...
It is summer in North America, the season that many short term teams travel across the world. Recently I hosted two different short term mission teams from the United States, one was very fruitful and another was unfruitful. This ...
On Thursday, June 16 a lone gunman attended a potluck dinner event at St Stephen’s Episcopal Church in a Birmingham, Alabama suburb and shot three church members. All succumbed to their wounds.
While it is true gun violence is ...
Marcus T. Coleman Jr., is Director of the DHS Center for Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships. He has spoken with Kent and Jamie before on how the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) partner with the church to help ...
Adaptation from Who Moved My Neighborhood? By Mark E. Strong
Adapted from Chapter 13, “The Relational Question”
The second greatest commandment in Scripture is to love your neighbor as you love yourself (Mt 22:39). This ...
Maybe you’ve heard the aphorism that your zip code determines your destiny. It’s the idea that the location where you are born, grow up, and go to school influences your life prospects–it affects your quality of ...
There is a myth preventing tens of millions of children and families from thriving.
The myth is this: children in orphanages don’t have parents. Many have accepted this myth as fact and, as a result, jump to support orphanages ...
