On August 22, 2001, lightning struck our home in Oak Park, Illinois. […]
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Voices: Reflections on Fear and Hope in Refugee Resettlement from the Frontlines
By Susan Sperry, executive director of World Relief DuPage/Aurora in Illinois and member of New Community Covenant–Bronzeville in Chicago. The opinions expressed here are her own. For 15 years, I have helped refugees resettle in the western suburbs of Chicago […]
Voices: Cedarleaf Civil Rights March Recalled
That particular morning, however, Cedarleaf’s message was anything but ordinary. […]
Voices: Sacred Indigenous Homelands
To still need this help from the government that blithely robbed them of their lands […]
Voices: Church Must Speak on Sexual Assault
This post has nothing to do with who to vote for or against. […]
Voices: Our Advocacy, Our Words
I hardly slept on the night of July 8. Many of my friends had attended […]
Voices: What Happens After This? An Open Letter to Colleagues
Today I’m inspired to ask the question again. What happens after this, friends? […]
Voices: Do We Want to be Healed?
“Do you want to be healed?” Jesus once asked a man. Offensive question, perhaps? […]
Voices: Learning is Humbling
“It was a service of lament, repentance and prayer as we prayed for […]
Voices: ‘Children of the Heavenly Father’ – Taking Refuge in a God of Paradox
By Chris Gehrz This post originally appeared on the blog Pietist Schoolman. Growing up, my favorite two pages in any book were Hymns 381-382 in The Covenant Hymnal (1973): “Day by Day and with Each Passing Moment” and “Children of […]
Voices: Domestic Violence Survivors Living in the House of God
By Yvonne DeVaughn This column initially appeared in the Women Ministries website. The Eastern Church has a tradition of using icons as a way to enter into a conversation with God. According to Professor Paul de Neui of North Park […]
Voices: Real Revolutionary Hip Hop
By Efrem Smith This column has been slightly edited from its original posting on the blog of Efrem Smith. I saw the movie “Straight Outta Compton” recently. The late 1980s and early ’90s rap group NWA is said by many […]