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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

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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.

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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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Review: The New Jim Crow

Posted: May 12, 2014

In her book The New Jim Crow: Incarceration in the Age of Color Blindness, Michelle Alexander asserts that in an age of color blindness the racialization and oppression of African-Americans continues.

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Refugee Education in the Worship Service

Posted: May 9, 2014

Did your congregation miss Refugee Sunday this April? World Refugee Day is coming up on June 20. Why not focus on refugees then? 

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Review: The Middle of Everywhere

Posted: May 5, 2014

Are you interested in the plight of refugees? Would you like to sponsor refugees as a group or church? The book The Middle of Everywhere by Mary Pipher is a great resource to help you.

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Restoring the Water of the Walleye

Posted: May 2, 2014

What happens in the Plaster Creek watershed has far reaching effects. 

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Rebuke Your Neighbor

Posted: April 28, 2014

Last year, the Rana Plaza garment factory suddenly collapsed, killing more than 1,100 workers and injuring around 2,500.

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A Muddy Reflection

Posted: April 25, 2014

Last summer our high school youth group set out on a service trip. Nothing new, right? Hordes of students head out every summer to change another little piece of the world.

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Belle's Story

Posted: April 18, 2014

About a year ago, I met a woman named Belle, who was trying to leave prostitution. As we began to form a friendship she began to tell me her story. Though the details differ, her story echoes those of other women who have survived prostitution.

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