Pray and Work
by Dan Lebo With this most recent shooting we have seen the outpouring of “thoughts and prayers” from world leaders, celebrities, and everyday people like you and me for the victims and families of this...
Category: Current Events
Village or Mob?
by Shannon Pipkin I have three amazing, curious, and active children. We’ve had our share of heart-stopping moments thus far: Son broke his clavicle rolling off the couch at 18 months. Where was a...
Chicago’s Donald Trump Rally Protests
See first-hand footage from the Donald J. Trump Protest in Chicago, captured by our Associate Fellow for Racial Justice Darren Calhoun. “I chose to be at the protests because people matter,” Darren says. “I’ve seen...
Ebola: Battle, Prayers, and Victory
by Obed Minchakpu On January 14, 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an end to the battle against Ebola, after two years of protracted warfare against a disease that infected over 20,000 persons,...
Calls for Climate Justice in Paris
by Sharon Delgado Starting today, November 30, government officials, corporate heads, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are meeting at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 21) for climate negotiations, this time in Paris. In...
What’s a Christian to Do Regarding Syria?
by Paul Alexander What’s a Christian to do regarding Syria? It depends on what kind of Christian you are. When it comes to killing people, Christians fall along a wide spectrum of convictions. Some...
More Guns Are Not the Answer!
Pastors can and must help us find a better way in these trying times In a Facebook post on October 2, Tenn. Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey responded to the mass shooting at Umpqua Community...
Let’s Call White Supremacy by Its Proper Name
by Paul Alexander My eyes fail from weeping, I am in torment within; my heart is poured out on the ground because my people are destroyed, because children and infants faint in the streets...
The Bless Baltimore Prayer Motorcade (June 20)
In Baltimore’s most violent month in 40 years, pastors, community leaders and police to join in prayer for summer of peace and reconciliation On Saturday, June 20, 2015, city pastors, community leaders and police...
Earthquakes in Nepal
by Al Tizon The “s” in “Earthquakes” is not a typo. As if the 7.8-magnititude earthquake that shook Nepal on April 25th was not bad enough, a second one—a “mere” 7.3-magnititude—hit on May 12th....
