ESA's Blog: Love Justice, Do Mercy
Liberty's Miscarriage
By Megan Malkemes Oh america! you shakespearean tragedy, Liberty's miscarriage, an anthology of blasphemies. I imagine liberty's face as she watches her disowned son brand everything he touches with her last name. Do she...
Racism Is a Gospel Issue
By Jonathan Walton In 2008, I felt like an American for the first time because I saw a leader who looked like me. All of my life I hoped my education and accomplishments would...
Black Boy
By Marissa Mack Black boy I cry for you every night This world has No love for you Despite what you may do for it You have become a target Something plastered on the...
Prayer for a Peaceful Kingdom
Creator 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 Discipline of Watching the Sunrise
By 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...
Can You Hear the Dog Whistle? A Review Of "Rethinking Incarceration"
Editor'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...
A Reflection on Incarceration: I Am Not Forgotten
Editor'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...
They Will Not Be Forgotten: The Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice
Editor'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...
Connecting With the Struggle: An Interview With Bryan Stevenson of "Just Mercy"
Editor'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...
Ending Hunger
"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...
