A Conflicted Allegiance
Reality is, the values of the kingdom of God as were embodied in Jesus often come in sharp contrast to the values of the United States.
The Wall, The People, and The President: Let’s Have the Conversation
Once you’ve looked into the eyes of those caught in the wake of our broken systems, heard their stories, and confronted the facts on the ground, I trust your compassion will grow.
Women: “The Devil’s Gateway?”
Jesus’ life and message is one of liberating women into their sacred vocation as equal participants in God’s mission of reconciliation.
4 Thoughts on Trump’s Remarks About ‘Sh*thole Countries’
What are creative ways we can celebrate the humanity, dignity, and image of God in our sisters and brothers from Africa, Haiti, and Central America?
Why I Took My Family to Face White Supremacists
The making of peace requires at least as much strategy and commitment as the making of war.
#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.