Latest from ESAA Prayer for an End to Mass IncarcerationJuly 21, 2017 (This is the second visual created by ESA’s Darren Calhoun from Kenji Kuramitsu’s A Booklet of Uncommon Prayer. To see the first one, click here. To find out more about the prayer book, visit this page.) Read more...Tell Us Your Story!July 20, 2017ESA is conducting a brief survey, so we can serve you better! What are you passionate about? What are your hopes and dreams as we work to bring about God’s kingdom “on earth, as it is in heaven?” Please take a moment to fill out the survey and let us…... Read more...An Invitation to Brave SpaceJuly 19, 2017By Micky ScottBey Jones Note: I am grateful for my dear colleague’s articulation here of the real risk of vulnerability. We can’t promise each other safety, but we can invite each other to mutual bravery. Whether in dialogue across deep difference, or simply amidst our own family of friends and…... Read more...Rereading the Parable of the Good SamaritanJuly 18, 2017By Tyler Watson Jesus’ Parable of the Good Samaritan is a brilliant gut-punch. At least, it was to its original audience. It could be a gut-punch for us again, if we can set aside our familiarity with the story. We know some of the parable’s influence in our collective imagination.…... Read more...What Love RequiresJuly 17, 2017By Sharon Delgado It was love that brought me to this jail cell. – Sandra Steingraber When my granddaughter Nikayla was ten years old, climate change became real to her. She learned that glaciers and ice sheets are melting, endangering the habitats of Polar bears and Emperor penguins. She loves…... Read more...A Prayer for Mental Health and Emotional WellnessJuly 14, 2017 (ESA’s Darren Calhoun created this beautiful visual for one of the prayers from Kenji Kuramitsu’s A Booklet of Uncommon Prayer.) Read more...The Racial Divide and a Crisis of Theology and WillJuly 13, 2017By Craig Wong When I had the opportunity of visiting Atlanta for the very first time, my top priority was to visit the Martin Luther King Center and learn about a man clearly characterized by the ministry of reconciliation. That day, I set out to soak in as much as…... Read more...Step Up and Change the World: An Interview with Michael WatersJuly 12, 2017By Micky ScottBey Jones Editor’s Note: This is the second installment in a two-part series. You can read the first installment here. Michael W. Waters is a pastor and activist in Dallas, TX and the author of the book Stakes is High. In addition to reviewing the book, I wanted…... Read more...The Story of the Crucifixion (As Told by the Privileged and Powerful)July 11, 2017By Stephen Mattson A man was arrested by authorities, sent to trial, and sentenced to death—his name was Jesus. Many claim he’s an innocent man, but the facts speak for themselves: Jesus was a thug, a homeless wanderer prone to substance abuse (he had a prior record of producing wine).…... Read more...
