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Loving our Enemies on 9/11

Posted: September 11, 2015

On 9/11 the West was suddenly confronted with the reality of Islamic extremism in the form of Al-Qaeda and the ideology of Osama Bin Laden. We all woke up to the dangers of fundamentalism. This was especially true for the Church in North America.

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Racial Justice in the Reading Classroom

Posted: September 10, 2015

After noticing that some of the books we grew up reading were less than inclusive and made for attitudes about our neighbors that had to be unlearned, we started wondering...how do parents and educators find books that both explicitly and impl

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5 Week Election Spirituality Challenge

Posted: September 8, 2015

Could the long, slow work of voting and political action be thought of as a spiritual discipline?

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Finding Justice-Minded Books for Kids- Part 3

Posted: September 4, 2015

Injustices are prevalent first in what or who is NOT being included in the content and second in HOW marginalized groups are presented.

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Finding Justice-Minded Books for Kids- Part 2

Posted: August 31, 2015

Books that are imaginative and creative also help our kids develop a sense of wonder, curiosity, and possibility. These are helpful traits when imagining what a world that is different than the status quo could be like, an important aspect of working for justice.

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Finding Justice-Minded Books for Kids

Posted: August 28, 2015

Depending on where you live, the new school year is either quickly approaching or has already begun!

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Westside CRC Lives the 8th Fire

Posted: August 26, 2015

A Muslim man from Iran, a few students from the CRC campus ministry Geneva House, several First Nations or Metis people, and a couple dozen other members of churches from across Kingston gathered at Westside Fellowship CRC in Kingston.

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Jesus Work

Posted: August 17, 2015

When explaining the ministry of Humanity for Prisoners in many of my public presentations, I refer to our daily advocacy as “Jesus Work.” 

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What Being Pro-Life Means to Me

Posted: August 14, 2015

She had also just come from work. She was dressed in a professional pant-suit. I gave her the instructions for the pregnancy test, and once that was taken care of, she sat down and explained her situation to me.

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A Culture of Rape

Posted: August 3, 2015

I recently watched a 20/20 episode entitled “Reversal of Fortune”. 20/20 was reporting on a newly granted mistrial in the case of two Vanderbilt Universi

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