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Repenting of a White Savior Complex

Posted: June 16, 2014

It’s a bit one-sided. They share their pain, and we listen (and hopefully are changed and respond). But are we willing to be vulnerable with them? Or with other marginalized people?

Doing our Young People Injustice: Christian Dream-killing

Posted: June 13, 2014

One injustice that I've recently become more aware of is what I've begun to think of as "dream-killing," and it's an injustice that those of us in the church practice all too often against our young people.

Sharing Vulnerabilities

Posted: June 9, 2014

My mom called and wanted me to pick her up so she could rest and be ready for work the next day. This is not an unusual request in and of itself, but my mom is an alcoholic and today she was under the influence.

The Clean Power Plan: Why it Matters

Posted: June 6, 2014

There’s a good chance that, at some point in the last few days, you’ve heard something about the Environmental Protection Agency or the

The U.S. Immigration System: Why We Need Reform

Posted: June 2, 2014

There are many reasons Central Americans choose to migrate North. However, the violence and risk many Central Americans face while migrating is often just as terrible.

First Nations Education: Beyond Pithy Headlines

Posted: May 30, 2014

This morning a radio announcer went with a pithy headline: "Yesterday First Nations Chiefs Left $1.9 Billion on the Table."

Whose Progress?

Posted: May 26, 2014

My wife and I travelled to India in October to visit relatives and friends. We have been there several times in the past 45 years and clearly, changes over that period are dramatic.

Boko Haram, Women, and War

Posted: May 23, 2014

"It is more dangerous to be a woman than a soldier in modern conflict.”* According to the United Nations, women and girls are targeted as a tactic of war to “humiliate, dominate, instill fear in, punish, disperse and/or forcibly relocate members o

Rally to Free Lulu

Posted: May 19, 2014

This is the third year in a row that Lulu has celebrated her birthday in sanctuary. Almost two and a half years ago, Lulu and her parents saw no other option but to move into a Toronto church when they were threatened with deportation to Hungary.

The Boko Haram Kidnappings' CRC Connection

Posted: May 16, 2014

So this is personal – not just to Ron Geerlings and me but to the CRCNA. I remember this area, its farmers and church leaders. We have been at schools just like the burned-out shell you see on the news.

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