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…
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The Christmas story as a political statement
I have recently joined JustFaith Ministries’ staff and I am starting a blog, so that I can write and dialogue around this new stage of…
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O Come, O Come…
You are in this time of the interim Where everything seems withheld. The path you took to get here has washed out; The way forward…
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Steadying the Foundation of Our Shaking House
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the…
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Roots of Transformation
When I heard about Roots, a group that brings Palestinians and Israelis, including Israeli settlers who, according to international law, are living illegally on Palestinian…
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Lessons from Summer Camp
It was the last day of summer camp. I hadn’t met her before; we just happened to fall into step and conversation as we were…
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Listening with Wide Open Hearts
We are all implicated when we allow other people to be mistreated. An absence of compassion can corrupt the decency of a community, a state,…