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Money and Activism: Faith-Fueled Investing to Fight Climate Change

October 14, 2021

Creation & Environment, Global, Practical Justice

As someone who has been in advocacy work for a while, I’ve begun to wonder how much all this 'righteous anger' accomplishes if we don’t learn to examine our own ethical choices as well.

Mother Earth Has Suffered Enough: We Need Stronger Methane Rules

Daryl Joe

July 13, 2021

Creation & Environment, Politics, Practical Justice

Rains and snows came when they were supposed to, bringing much needed refreshing to our community and land. Now, we are in a prolonged drought. We are in a national sacrifice zone with the nation’s largest methane hotspot hovering overhead.

A New World Is Possible: Reviving the Soul of America

Don Golden

March 12, 2018

Church Life, General, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Practical Justice, Revival, Theology

Revivalism is a very American way of responding to social crisis. The revivals of the Second Great Awakening called for conversion to Jesus that went beyond personal piety and the promise of heaven.

Deep Down, You Don’t Really Want to Change the World

Lancelot Schaubert

January 1, 2018

Church Life, General, Theology

We say we want to change the world. But deep down, we want to raise up human cement trucks that further entrench the very worst of our habits and systemic injustices.

Why Facebook Posts and Free Food Giveaways Aren’t Transforming Lives

Margot Starbuck

February 24, 2014

General, Global

FEB 24, 2014 | BY: MARGOT STARBUCK -- We’re constantly bombarded with the message that “We will be the generation to do….

The Narcissistic, Yet Well-Balanced, World Changer

Tony Jones

October 17, 2013

Books, Church Life

OCT 17, 2013 | BY: TONY JONES -- Just about any author, preacher, lecturer, etc., is somewhat narcissistic. Those of us who want to change...

No Passengers & No Excuses

Morf Morford

July 18, 2013

General, Global, Practical Justice

JULY 18, 2013 | BY: MORF MORFORD -- Could we even begin to imagine a natural, living world that we actually cared for: and it, in return...

The Ugly Beauty of the Kingdom of God

Kurt Willems

January 14, 2013

Theology

BY: KURT WILLEMS -- The history of this world is one where the tension between ugliness and beauty keeps us guessing. Will we...

Daydreamers

Michael Kimpan

February 13, 2011

General

All men dream but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds awake to find that it was vanity; But the dreamers of day are dangerous men, that they may act their dreams with o...