The Christian world just celebrated the Feast of Pentecost. In our liturgical calendar, Pentecost ends the Easter season and opens what is traditionally known as…
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The Precious Wildness Within
A week ago in a cabin in Swannanoa, NC, I opened Parker Palmer’s Let Your Life Speak. The book, once used in a JustFaith Ministries…
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Quick to hear, slow to speak
Martin Luther King Jr.’s sermon A Knock at Midnight: The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the…
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Dividing Hope
I have a small grain of hope– one small crystal that gleams clear colors out of transparency. – from “For the New Year, 1981,” Denise…
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Taxes, Talents, and the Kingdom of God
April is tax month in the U.S. and due to many debates around the new federal budget as well as the President’s release of his…
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My Hunger for Change Story – Steve Halstead from Bondurant, Iowa
I was fortunate enough to participate in the Hunger for Change JustMatters Module in Des Moines, Iowa in early 2017. There were fourteen of us…
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No Matter Where You Are From
I was a stranger and you welcomed me. – Matthew 25:35 On Valentine’s Day I stood outside the local Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office for…
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Forgive us our sins
And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone indebted to us. Luke 11:4 Friday morning, I am on my way back to Louisville…
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Magnificat
And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness…
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Des Moines, Iowa takes Hunger for Change to the Capitol
In Des Moines, Iowa, a group of 14 faithful people launched the first JFM “Hunger for Change” JustMatters module. Over eight sessions, they explored the…