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Churches Commit to Climate Justice

Posted: June 27, 2014

Desmond Tutu is certainly no stranger to the pursuit of justice.

The South African Anglican Archbishop Emeritus and Nobel Laureate was in Canada in early June at the invitation of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation.

Chick-fil-A Consumption

Posted: June 23, 2014

“We always look for a Chick-fil-A when we’re traveling south. Their food is so good, and they’re a Christian company.” My friend said this last part almost as an aside. A definitive statement of absolute fact.

Indian Boarding Schools: Drinking Downstream

Posted: June 20, 2014

I was so self-conscious. I felt like everyone was looking at me, at my blue eyes. I am not Native American, and these were not my ancestors we were honoring at this cemetery.

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.

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