Latest from ESASix Tips for Hosting a Vegan at ThanksgivingNovember 16, 2018By Sarah Withrow King You’re hosting the holiday meal this year and have the menu all planned out when you learn one of the guests is vegan. Hospitality is important to you. You want to share the gifts you’ve been given, welcome people with open arms, and create a space…... Read more...Eat With JoyNovember 15, 2018By J. Nicole Morgan Editor’s note: Next week, many Americans will gather together to celebrate Thanksgiving. This holiday has become as much about food as it is about giving thanks. In preparation, we are reprinting some thoughts about food and justice from our archives. Food justice is a topic inextricably linked…... Read more...Hanging in the Balance: An Israeli/Palestinian PilgrimageNovember 14, 2018By Reesheda Washington There is such a stark contrast between the two regions that one might easily, though erroneously, be lured into the deceptive ease of seeing only two worlds: that of Israel and Israelis, and that of Palestine and Palestinians. But if we allow ourselves to wonder, to be…... Read more...Tightly Wound: Addressing Affective DiscomfortNovember 13, 2018By Elisabeth T. Vasko In recent years, I have taught an upper-level Christology course in which we examine race, gender, and power. Sometimes my students register their dissatisfaction with reading Christology from the margins (James Cone, Kelly Brown Douglas, and Marcella Althaus-Reid) instead of the center (Anselm, Barth, von Balthasar,…... Read more...Celebrating Through the Mourning: Steve Prince’s “Sankofa: Rebirth”November 12, 2018By Tammy Perlmutter Artist Steve Prince is a tower of affability. At 6′ 6″ he stands about half a foot taller than most people in the room, but despite his height, he is earthy and grounded. As he greets people, his eyes light up and he talks to each one…... Read more...A Prayer for When People TerrorizeNovember 9, 2018A Booklet of Uncommon Prayer, from which this prayer is taken, is now available electronically. Read more...A Christian Response to IntersexNovember 8, 2018By Lianne Simon Jennifer Anne Cox wrote her book Intersex in Christ: Ambiguous Biology and the Gospel as an evangelical response to intersex. Her message to evangelical Christians is this: the Gospel is as much for someone with an intersex condition as it is for you. Stop abusing these people.…... Read more...Combining Christian Practice with Social EnterpriseNovember 7, 2018By Rebecca Phillips Come late summer, the rolling Palouse wheat fields stretch like a golden carpet south to the breaks of the Snake River Canyon. Far below, the river winds through rocky channels on its way to the Columbia River and eventually the Pacific Ocean. This evening, the Rev. Matthew…... Read more...Caring as GivingNovember 6, 2018By Amy Knorr As I walked toward the grocery store entrance, I cringed. The table by the door and the guy in front of the table could mean only one thing: some organization was asking people to give. I thought about going in the other door, or maybe pretending to…... Read more...
