Social Justice
Book Review – Overrated by Eugene Cho
Why would you want to read a book by someone telling you you’re “Overrated”? Who tells you to “shut up” in chapter 4, and calls himself “Eugene the Dream Destroyer”? I call myself a social justice Christian on this blog. I believe in fighting for equality, obliterating poverty, environmental sustainability, and world peace. But Eugene…
Read MoreLife Changers 11/7/14
Welcome to my weekly Life Changers, a post where I share my favorite reads around the internet, and hyperbolically call them my “Life Changers”. Hyperboles are my friends. They help me pretend my ordinary life is glamorous. I will not be shamed into using reasonable, honest phrases with integrity. Oooookay, then. Without further ado, I…
Read MoreMy Cause is Better than Your Cause
A while back, a blog post speaking into the pain of miscarriage was making its rounds on the internet. Having never miscarried (that I know of), or grieved the death of any child, I asked my friend who lost her two month old son whether she felt highlighting the pain of miscarriage diminishes the story…
Read MoreThe Junia Project – Guest Post
Thankful for friends who know me. My friend directed my attention to a blog contest hosted by the Junia Project, a movement to promote inclusion of women in all levels of church leadership and mutuality in marriage – a vision I fully embrace. It has already been such a fruitful experience connecting with folks at…
Read MoreWhat Saved My Faith
It was the beauty on the outside that drew me away. Before social justice became trendy among evangelicals, people of all denominations, faiths, and philosophies had already been steadily working in the trenches without fanfare, caring for the least of these with a quiet strength. Through seminary, I learned to grapple with justice being at…
Read MoreOur Complicity in the Scandal of Somaly Mam
Last month a piece broke from Newsweek, launching a richly reported accusation against an activist superstar in the development field of human trafficking, Somaly Mam. According to Newsweek, there is significant evidence pointing to falsehoods in the back story of Mam. The details regarding how she was sold into a brothel and the amount of…
Read MoreIt’s not All or Nothing (re: Social Media)
One day, my daughter left her homework at school. After some cross-examination gentle probing, we figured she left it in the library. I suggested perhaps it is because she was having so much fun hanging out with her friends she neglected her responsibility of bringing home her homework. The next day, she climbs into my…
Read MoreEaster, the Game Changer
Something has gone awry in our culture when we begin to tell the Resurrection story from a narrative of “The Good Guy Wins”. We love seeing the good guys kick ass. We celebrate rugged heroes like Jack Bauer from the hit TV show 24 – even when they kill. There is that chuckle inducing scene…
Read MoreListen to the Silence
These are important conversations we are having. Where do we invest our money responsibly in organizations who do the work of justice? How do we interpret Scripture regarding sexuality and marriage, and how does that intersect with church and parachurch employment practices? In what ways can we truly love our neighbors, gay, straight, rich, poor,…
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