Series

When the arc, bending toward justice, feels too long, it’s time to learn from the ones who are staying hopeful and obedient to the call to stay engaged.

We planned this series before COVID-19 but these hopeful and helpful blogs seem even more relevant now.  If you'd like to share how you're staying engaged we'd love to hear from you...

In this Do Justice series writers share what they’ve learned from persecuted Christians around the globe.  Ranging from China to Jordan writers will share the stories they’ve observed and heard. Watch for this series released during this year’s International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (November 3rd, 2019) and remember join us in prayer for religious persecution in all...

Read along with us through Mary Robinson’s book ‘Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience and the Fight for a Sustainable future.’  Each week, a climate advocate will offer their insights to compliment the book. It's like a book club without having to leave the house!

Opinions tend to run high about the issues of immigration and refugee resettlement, but often our shared set of facts runs low. 

But immigration isn't just a political battleground or a Facebook debate. Decisions about border security, refugee resettlement targets, detention, DACA, ICE...all these decisions affect our friends, our neighbors, our fellow Christians.

Facts matter because immigrants matter. They (we!) matter to God. 

So what's actually happening...

We all have some power. Power to act, to choose, to alter our world and affect others, is part of being image-bearers of God.

Yet power can so easily become corrupt and be used to marginalize, manipulate, or control others. When we are unaware of or not careful with the power we hold, we can cause deep harm.

Jesus’ way...

Life is a gift from God. Caring for new human life, whether in the womb or outside of it, means caring for mothers (and families!).

Those first tender 1000 days, from conception to age 2, set an important foundation for flourishing. If mothers and families receive care and support during those first 1,000 days, their precious babies can begin life...

Land is sacred. 

As Reformed Christians who know that all of life is sacred, this shouldn’t be news to us. And yet, we’ve too often fallen for the lies of our culture. We are taught, implicitly, every day, that land is a resource to be consumed, an asset to be optimized. But we are more than consumers—we are stewards.

And...

“The poor and needy search for water,
    but there is none;
    their tongues are parched with thirst.
But I the Lord will answer them;
    I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
 I will make rivers flow on barren heights,
    and springs within the valleys.” (Isaiah 41:17-18a)

Throughout the biblical text, the pattern is clear. When the...

When it comes to the conflict in Israel-Palestine, opinions are many but facts are often thin. When we’re working with different facts, real conversation about the conflict and real contributions to positive change become difficult.

• Who is the persecuted Church in Israel-Palestine?
• Would Jesus be a Zionist?
• What should North American Christians know about the situation in Israel/Palestine? What is
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Doing justice is an integral part of how Reformed churches understand the call of the Gospel. We’re marking the 500^th anniversary of the Reformation this month by listening carefully to our Reformed confessions. What does the call to do justice sound like in the Belgic Confession? What does the Heidelberg Catchesim’s treatment of the Ten Commandments teach us about what it looks like to love our neighbors? What do the Canons of...