Excerpt from “American Idolatry”
In the summer of 2021, the unmarked graves of hundreds of Indigenous children were uncovered near a Christian boarding school in Saskatchewan, Canada....
My Favorite Part of Summer Break is There Are No School Shootings
My favorite part about summer break used to be beach trips with my kids, and lazy mornings baking in the kitchen. But right now, my favorite part abou...
Set Free
In 1933, a young pastor and a historian walked through the countryside of Germany, just beyond the city of Finkenwalde. They talked about the experime...
Threshold
Day in and day out-for years-he came into our kitchen holding a can of soup, slowly opening it and then eating it directly out of the container, cold....
A New Story of Transformation
We live in a perilous time. Our world is in crisis. We worry that balloons flying over different countries could start World War Three. According to W...
“God so loved the World”
As we approach July 4, and as many churches around the country host “Celebrate America” services this Sunday… I offer this little reflection. Hope it’...
RAW Tools 44K Countdown
So far (as of 6/25/2023), 42,940 minutes of forging have been logged, and below are some images of just a few of the creations formed from the heartfe...
“God is Justice”, an excerpt from “All God’s Children”
Adapted from All God's Children by Terence Lester
Adapted from Chapter 3, "God is Justice"
The word justice appears hundreds of times in the B...
We May Not Have the Same Responsibility, But We Each Have an Opportunity to Work Towards Racial Justice
Last month, our nation remembered the terrible killing of George Floyd, who died in 2020 after former police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on him and su...
A Psalm of Lament for Gun Violence in America
Editor's Note: This piece was originally published on May 4, 2023 on the Chasing Justice blog, A Psalm of Lament for Gun Violence in America
A ...