Are you looking forward to settling in with a cozy blanket, a cup of cocoa and a good book over the Christmas holiday? Check out this suggested reading list from Love Mercy Do Justice. There are selections for the whole
…Thanksgiving Thoughts
by Lenore Three Stars, Journey to Mosaic facilitator, ECC Christian Action Commission member, Spokane, WA
On the one hand, Thanksgiving is another example of dualistic western worldview thinking on the secular and the sacred. Picking out an annual day to
…Ministry through Immigration Legal Services
by Caroline Sato, staff at Fountain of Life Covenant Church, Long Beach, CA
Love Mercy Do Justice is committed to partnering with Immigration Legal Service Centers to provide guidance and care for those on the margins of larger society.
…Why should Christians care about Voter Suppression?
by Megan Herrold, 2018 Graduate of North Park Theological Seminary with an MA in Christian Formation
About 7 or 8 years ago, I made a pledge to myself that I would vote in every election that I was able to
…Reflections from Rev. Harold Spooner
by Rev. Harold C. Spooner, V.P. of Community Impact, Covenant Retirement Communities; Love Mercy Do Justice
In 1996 I received a call from a good friend about a white evangelical denomination that was developing a new department focusing on issues
…Grace in the Gap
by Nancy Sneller, Pastor at Bay Covenant Church, WI
Bay Covenant Church located in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is ideally located for ministry—a university campus, a homeless shelter, and the Brown County jail are all found in our immediate neighborhood.
Our
…Sankofa: This is My Story Too
By Matt Ness, Co-Pastor of One Church, Louisville, KY
photo credit: Helen Salley
Last week I went on a three-and-a-half-day journey through the south. We slept two nights on the bus. There were as many emotions as there were miles.
…Homework in the Garage
by Heather Chapman, co-founder of UNIDOS, San Juan Capistrano, CA
California’s 39% Latino population is rising, and in the Capistrano Villas it is about 95%. Yet in many ways, this community lives trapped behind a one-way glass. Many in this
…Intercultural Development
From the Midwinter 2018 Covenant Communicator
“40 years ago,” Pastor Anne Vining recalls, “waves of Hmong refugees arrived in the Twin Cities after being displaced from their homes in Laos during the Vietnam War. They escaped to resettlement camps in
…Rethinking Incarceration
by Dominique DuBois Gilliard, Director of LMDJ Racial Righteousness and Reconciliation
The U.S. incarcerates more people than any other country in world history. We have more jails and prisons than degree-granting institutions. Consequently, in many regions, more people live behind
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