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Our Cloud of Witnesses: Liz Tolkamp

Posted: March 10, 2017

We follow in the steps of many Christian Reformed justice-seekers who have gone before us, faithful Christians who have lived out the radical call of the Gospel, empowered by the Holy Spirit.

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Big News at the Office of Social Justice and Office of Race Relations

Posted: March 6, 2017

You may have heard that there are some changes afoot in the Office of Social Justice and the Office of Race Relations. We’re excited for the possibilities that these changes create. Have questions? Here are our responses.

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150th Birthday Reflections

Posted: February 27, 2017

This past Sunday I had the opportunity to venture to Toronto with two colleagues and sisters in Christ to see Kent Monkman’s exhibit Shame and Prejudice: A Sto

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This Lent, Give up Complacency

Posted: February 24, 2017

Lent might well be the most challenging season in the Christian calendar. Advent is about anticipation of things to come. Christmas and Easter are both celebrations of good news. But Lent? Lent is a season of sacrifice.

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Resource: A Lenten Journey of Confession and Action

Posted: February 21, 2017

Often when we think about a Lenten spiritual discipline we think of giving up something for that season.

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From Soundbites to Discernment

Posted: February 17, 2017

Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat—there are a plethora of social media platforms used by stay-at-home moms and celebrities, private citizens and elected officials alike to communicate opinions, beliefs, statements, facts, untruths, popular my

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Who Will Make Us Salty Again?

Posted: February 13, 2017

In 1 Peter 2:9-10, and in Matthew 5:14-16, and in Philippians 2:14-15, we are told that, having received mercy, having been given the role of light (in a world that so desperately needs it), and having God at work within us—we are to see ourselves

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How Should the Church Respond to Trump's Travel Ban?

Posted: February 10, 2017

I began wrestling with this question last week Sunday when I read about two Christian families from Syria who, after fourteen years of working to attain permission to come to America, were told upon arriving at the airport that they either needed

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I Was a Stranger...

Posted: February 6, 2017

Two weeks ago, refugees who were prepared to enter the U.S. received devastating news. After waiting for years and in some cases decades, they found out they were not allowed to enter the country because the U.S.

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Potlucks, Prayer Vigils, and Protests

Posted: February 3, 2017

I know that my heart is not the only heavy one out there. In the last couple weeks there have been unjust and violent events, and I find myself reeling emotionally, mentally and spiritually.

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