Words of Advice to Faith-Inspired Activists
The Big Results Are Not in Your Hands From Thomas Merton Do not depend on the hope of results. When you are doing the sort of work you have taken on, essentially an apostolic...
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Following Jesus, Advocating for Animals
We tracked down Bonnie Ambrosi, who has been advocating for animals in her church and community, to hear about how she heard, answered, and is living out God’s calling on her life. She also...
Post-Heroic Ministry
Does the church’s obsession with muscular leadership mask our true calling to be followers of Christ? by Amy Laura Hall While browsing for something to read on a long flight to a speaking engagement...
Learning from the Least of These
by Christine Jeske Isaiah 61, the passage Jesus read in the temple at the start of his ministry, is often sited as motivation for action among the poor and disempowered. “The Lord has anointed...
Nationwide Observance of Jubilee Sunday
People of Faith Pray for End to Global Poverty and Take Action – January 21 On Sunday, January 21, 2007, thousands of people of faith across the country will observe Jubilee Sunday. Jubilee Sunday...
GOOD NEWS: Believers at work in the world today Alabama Church Partners with Local Elementary School to Expand Students’ Horizons, by Amy Sherman
The members of Southwood Presbyterian Church in Huntsville, Alabama, are heavenly minded ù AND earthly good. The most visible example of this is the giant replica of the solar system they’ve constructed for Lincoln...
Following the example of Jesus, Mercy Ships brings hope and healing to the poor, mobilizing people and resources worldwide
Like Jesus, Mercy Ships brings hope and healing to the poor. Like Jesus, Mercy Ships serves all people without regard for race, gender, or religion. They do this by using hospital ships to bring...
Indian Givers
by David O’Hara I came back from Fall Break with shingles. My doctor says that shingles is a recurrence of the chicken pox virus. Its symptoms include blisters and a heaping dose of pain....
Labor Value
by James Skillen Labor Day is a national holiday set aside to acknowledge and celebrate those whose hard work builds and sustains the nation. How can we best thank and celebrate laborers this week...
TEACHING HUMILITY
by Walter Norris “It’s Hard to Be Humble When You’re Perfect” is a song that would seem to characterize much of popular conservative evangelicalism with its legalism and religiosity. Like my home state saying...
