Latest from ESAPrayer for a Peaceful KingdomJanuary 15, 2020Creator God, We lift our voices Joining the chorus of wind and waves Of barks and tweets and roars and coos and clucks To praise and glorify your name throughout all the earth. From the high heavens to the ocean depths The whole creation praises you. We thank you for…...Read more...The Discipline of Watching the SunriseJanuary 13, 2020By Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah I (Mark) remember hearing a Navajo preacher exhort a congregation on our reservation by asking us, "How come, before the missionaries came, our people were able to wake up every morning to greet the sunrise with our prayers, and now we can hardly get…...Read more...Can You Hear the Dog Whistle? A Review Of "Rethinking Incarceration"January 9, 2020Editor's Note: The film Just Mercy opens in theaters everywhere on January 10th. Featuring the story of lawyer and Eastern University graduate Bryan Stevenson, the film is a moving and powerful commentary about racial injustices on death row. In anticipation of the film's release, we're re-running Kathy Khang's review of Dominique…...Read more...A Reflection on Incarceration: I Am Not ForgottenJanuary 8, 2020Editor's Note: The film Just Mercy opens in theaters everywhere on January 10th. Featuring the story of lawyer and Eastern University graduate Bryan Stevenson, the film is a moving and powerful commentary about racial injustices on death row. In anticipation of the film's release, we're re-running Harold Dean Trulear's reflection on…...Read more...They Will Not Be Forgotten: The Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and JusticeJanuary 7, 2020Editor's Note: The film Just Mercy opens in theaters everywhere on January 10th. Featuring the story of lawyer and Eastern University graduate Bryan Stevenson, the film is a moving and powerful commentary about racial injustices on death row. In anticipation of the film's release, we're re-running Kimberlee A. Johnson's piece on…...Read more...Connecting With the Struggle: An Interview With Bryan Stevenson of "Just Mercy"January 6, 2020Editor's Note: The film Just Mercy opens in theaters everywhere on January 10th. Featuring the story of lawyer and Eastern University graduate Bryan Stevenson, the film is a moving and powerful commentary about racial injustices on death row. In anticipation of the film's release, we're re-running Laura Coulter's interview with…...Read more...Ending HungerJanuary 2, 2020"We are halfway to defeating extreme poverty and disease worldwide." By Jenny Eaton Dyer Since 1990, our generation and our nation has led the world in halving the number of people who live in extreme poverty around the world, and we did this in spite of the increase of population…...Read more...Three New Year's Resolutions for a Just PlanetJanuary 1, 2020Pledge to Take Action for Climate Change Climate change is one of the greatest threats to our human community and the environment in this century. Global food supply, water sources, communities, human health, and businesses worldwide face serious threats if climate change continues unchecked. NASA has an excellent aggregate of…...Read more...Three Christian Misconceptions About the Kavanaugh HearingsDecember 31, 2019Editor's Note: As 2019 draws to a close, we are posting ESA staff selections of the most memorable articles of this year. Today's selection was chosen by Nikki Toyama-Szeto, Executive Director of Evangelicals for Social Action. Nikki writes: In the midst of the "did he, did he not" conversation, I…...Read more...
