Tagged stories

Who Has Your Trousers? Keeping Company in the Darkness

January 12, 2021

Books, Church Life, Family and Parenting

I’ve spent time over the last few years researching people in church history who struggled with depression, but intertwined with their stories are those of their friends and family members who kept company with them in the dark.

A Common Thread: Adaptation from Liberation is Here

September 2, 2020

Family and Parenting, Global, Women

I was twenty years old when I first met Nekesa. I landed in Kenya to capture stories for my thesis film about women who inspire hope in their communities. A friend invited me to sit in during her university cla...

Fighting for Hope: Brooklyn Coffee Shop Turned Food Pantry

Patricia Manwaring

May 1, 2020

General, Global, Practical Justice

We decided to offer up what we had. Empty tables.

Swallowing Stones

December 11, 2019

Church Life, Women

Something beautiful happens when women share their stories.

Using Stories to Bridge the Empathy Gap

Jennifer Farmer

September 12, 2019

General, Practical Justice

As people of faith and social justice advocates, how can we bridge or tighten this empathy gap?

Cowboys and Indians: Dismantling the Western, Settler-Colonial Worldview (PART IV)

April 26, 2019

Creation & Environment, General, Theology

Time for restoring our place on earth is running out.

The Dangers of (Poverty) Porn

February 8, 2019

Books, Global, Practical Justice

Poverty porn reinforces stereotypes by telling a skewed story about who people living on the edges really are...

In the Name of the Christ Child Refugee

Alexia Salvatierra

December 20, 2018

Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Practical Justice

Organizations have been bringing North American “family members” to be a sign of the love of God and to return to tell the story.

America and the Loss of Collective Memory

May 28, 2018

Interfaith, Practical Justice, Race, Theology

Collective memory, even painful collective memory, can be a great force for binding together communities, faith groups, and even nations.

Keep Standing Up for Health Care: It’s Personal

July 26, 2017

General, Politics, Practical Justice

Someone else’s mom needs cancer medicine. Someone else’s dad has diabetes. Someone’s baby will die without health care.