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Dear Tanya: A National Tragedy Hits Home
Priya AndradeDear Tanya, In 2009, you became a number that I wasn't counting. Your sister, Vanessa, was counting. The hours, days and the years of this silence. I heard during the hearing. I heard...
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Mercy? For Him?
Jonathan Nicolai-deKoningA reckoning. A cleansing. A settling of accounts.Journalists and commentators have been at pains over the last several months to find new words to describe the ongoing...
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Your Favorite 2017 Articles
Danielle Steenwyk-Rowaan, Paola Fuentes GleghornIt’s been quite the year! Thanks for reading and learning along with us, as we wrestled with faith with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the...
View ArticlePassing the Mic at the Festival of Faith and Writing
Molly JasinskiWhen I signed up to attend Calvin College's Festival of Faith & Writing, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I was hoping for some inspiration, some words of encouragement, some insightful...
View ArticleFighting Hunger Can Be Awkward
David SchuurmanA simple Google search for “main causes of food insecurity” pulls up a list of some things that one might expect. Drought. Pests. Poverty. Climate change. Conflict. Corruption. And so...
View ArticleThe Story behind the Abuse Overture
Bev SterkThe letter to the attorney begins, “I am Wesley Heersink's brother, Stan... It is with frustration and disappointment that I am writing this letter to you now. The letters we have written to...
View ArticleNanette: Devastating and Prophetic
Jonathan Nicolai-deKoningI don’t often have enough time to watch a full-length movie or comedy special. By the time evening rolls around and the kids are in bed, the house is relatively (emphasis on...
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Danielle Steenwyk-RowaanIt’s been quite the year! Thanks for reading and learning along with us, as we wrestled with faith and justice with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other (Karl...
View ArticleChildbirth: Dangerous Work for Women
Robin Heppner EntzThis is the first post in Pro-Mama, a 4-part series reflecting on God's gift of life in the first 1000 days of a baby's life--from conception to age 2.Subscribe here to make sure you...
View ArticleDoula as Pro-Life Agent
Denise Kingdom-GrierThis is the second post in Pro-Mama, a 4-part series reflecting on God's gift of life in the first 1000 days of a baby's life--from conception to age 2.Subscribe here to make sure...
View ArticlePro-Life Before Conception Means Caring for Girls
Adejoke AyoolaAbout 700 women die each year in the U.S. as a result of pregnancy or delivery complications.1 This rate of pregnancy-related death is higher in the United States than the rates in other...
View ArticleFreedom for Victims and Buyers in the Sex Trade
Jennifer LuckingFebruary 22 marked Ontario’s Human Trafficking Awareness Day. That same day, the news broke about Robert Kraft, owner of the NFL’s New England Patriots, being charged with solicitation...
View ArticleA Theological Look at Power: From Cover-up Families to Cities of Self-interest
Eric KasThis is the first post of our Power Over/Power With series, a collaboration between Safe Church Ministry and Do Justice.We all have some power. Power to act, to choose, to alter our world and...
View ArticleYou May Have More Power than You Think
Miriam SpiesThere’s one exercise I distinctly remember from a regional gathering of ministry interns and supervisors. We were asked to place ourselves on a line in relation to what power we felt we...
View ArticlePower Structures in the Church
Mary Li MaTERRITORY is a Chinese-language new media ministry founded by a married Christian couple who were formerly journalists in China. Founded in 2010, its WeChat public channel now ranks the top...
View ArticleWhy is Sharing about Sexual Abuse So Hard?
Bonnie NicholasThis series about power started with a team of people from Safe Church Ministry and the Office of Social Justice. We met together to discuss and plan for this series. We talked about...
View ArticleThe Ugandan Church Fights Abuse with Advocacy
Joseph MutebiAn anti-alcohol law was passed in 2017 in Gulu district, after concerted and collaborative efforts of the Diocese of Northern Uganda and other stakeholders with support from World Renew....
View ArticleWoman Enough
Chantel VarnadoNothing is more beautiful than a woman who is brave, strong, and emboldened because of who Christ is in her. - Project Inspired Minister, Wife, Teacher, Friend, Songwriter, Christian,...
View ArticleAgriculture is a Gamble: Stories from Uganda
Deanna Geelhoed Part 2 of Sharing Stories: Mary Robinson, Climate Change and Us. Find Chapter 2 in Robinson's book and read with us. So often when I think about climate change the issue is...
View ArticleStable Hospitality
Jennifer LuckingIn the fall, we gifted our outgoing Board Chair with a snow globe featuring the nativity scene with Mary, Joseph and Jesus. As the present was unwrapped, someone around the table –...
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