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.
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.
When Immigration Takes a Human Face
APRIL 21, 2014 | BY: JON HUCKINS -- As the “immigration issue” continues to be discussed in our country, for me, it is becoming...
Stop Going to Church! When Good News Actually Looks Like Something
NOV 9, 2013 | BY: JON HUCKINS -- Here are some ways we can begin to engage our neighborhoods redemptively and link arms with others...
Community As Sacrament…Why Does It Matter?
BY: JON HUCKINS -- Are Christ’s characteristics and heart for the world reflected in the way we live as a community? Do we love...
Jesus’ Name is Alecia. Really?
BY: JON HUCKINS -- As Ruby and I sat in the coffee shop, I realized the significance of knowing our neighbors names...
The Sacred Messiness of Life in Community
Janna, a midwife at a local birthing center where a few of the babies in our community were born (including our little daughter, Ruby), made a sign of a cross and prayed a quick blessing over Derek and Chris...
Jesus’ Invitation to the Discipline of “Wasting Time?”
Photo credit: Jon Huckins
A few of us from our missional community asked one of the heroes of our neighborhood to sit down for a meal so we could hear more of her story and learn from her experiences. Among...
Thin Places: Glimpses of a New Narrative
(Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)
We live in the downtown neighborhood of Golden Hill in San Diego. It is a place that contains a multitude of narratives. At times they are warring narratives, other ...
The Disease of Building Theology in the Theoretical
I love and am enlivened by intellectual stimulation, specifically in relation to the integration of theology and ethics. In many ways, I feel that I am hardwired for this stuff.
The other night my NieuCommu...