Latest from ESALove Letter to the LonelyAugust 21, 2018By Kaitlin B. Curtice Dear Friend, I’ve been thinking about you today. I’m thinking about all the ways we get things wrong on this earth, in this country. I’m thinking about all the different forms oppression can take. I’m thinking about the reality that we’ve created a social environment in…... Read more...Child Welfare and the Opioid EpidemicAugust 20, 2018Are recent increases in child welfare cases related to the opioid epidemic? More than a decade of sustained declines in child protective services maltreatment reports, substantiated reports, and foster care placements started reversing course (for the worse) in 2012. Meanwhile, the opioid epidemic has continued to intensify, and substance use…... Read more...When You Abide With God in Sabbath…August 17, 2018 Read more...Do We Need a Day of Rest?August 16, 2018Editor’s Note: For the month of August, ESA will be taking sabbath hours for half the day every Friday. As we strive to incorporate the rhythms of rest into our work, we’ll be making space for sabbath here on our website as well. Won’t you join us? Every Thursday, we…... Read more...The Institutional Crisis of EvangelicalismAugust 15, 2018By John Seel In moments of institutional crisis, it is easy to respond in such a way as to make matters worse. Panic does not lead to wise decisions. Many evangelical organizations are facing this situation. Hubris sank the Titanic. Warnings were received and largely ignored. Inconceivably, when Captain Edwards…... Read more...Improv and the Will of GodAugust 14, 2018By Bonnie O’Neil Entertain a conversation on the “will of God,” and you will most likely find yourself discussing sovereignty, omniscience, and the immutability of God. Wade a little deeper into the discussion and invariably talk of “God’s will” shifts to discovering God’s particular Plan for one’s life. The idea…... Read more...Church, We Have Work to DoAugust 13, 2018On the one year anniversary of the clash between protesters in Charlottesville, ESA looks back on some of the initial lessons we learned. This piece, written by our Executive Director, Nikki Toyama-Szeto, on August 13th, 2017, reminds us that there is still much work to be done. It is tempting…... Read more...Watch What God Is Doing…August 10, 2018 Read more...Thursday Morning SabbathAugust 9, 2018Editor’s Note: For the month of August, ESA will be taking sabbath hours for half the day every Friday. As we strive to incorporate the rhythms of rest into our work, we’ll be making space for sabbath here on our website as well. Won’t you join us? Every Thursday, we…... Read more...
