#NoDAPL is My Story Too
On his second business day in the White House, President Donald Trump signed an executive action greenlighting the Dakota Access Pipeline, which had been halted to seek alternative routes. The origi...
Alfred Olango & the Church in San Diego
For Alfred, for this community and for our world, may we unite as the faith community and live into our common call to be an instrument of peace.
Enemy Love Trumps ALL
Every time violence is met not with revenge, but with forgiveness and love, the world begins to reorder itself into the way God designed it to function all along.
Shrinking Our Worlds: Presence in a Polarizing and Painful Season
Our worlds need to get smaller if we are to engage well in the world’s bigger issues.
The Church & the Refugee Crisis
In 2011, Syria was home to 22 million people. More than half of those have now either fled as refugees or been internally displaced by violence.
4 Tips for Following Jesus in an Election Season
We live in a system where elections matter because they determine who will make decisions that impact people created in the image of God and with infinite worth.
Girls: The Hope of the Future
Over the past few days, my four year-old, Ruby, has asked some profound and provocative questions that have both challenged and brought us much hope for the future.
Deported: A View From the “Other” Side
AUG 3, 2014 | BY: JON HUCKINS -- I was recently sitting in a Tijuana shelter that houses men for 12 days after they have been deported from...
Raising Girls In A World Where They Are Less Than Human
JULY 17, 2014 | BY: JON HUCKINS -- I have two daughters. They are little spark plugs of utter joy and complete chaos. They make me laugh...
(de)Escalating Violence and the Human Story in Israel/Palestine
JULY 9, 2014 | BY: JON HUCKINS -- I was sitting in the airport the other day listening to yet another account of the current events unfolding...