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“Hope Where There is no Hope”

The Latest word from Kairos Palestine—Christians in the Holy Land To see pages 2 and 3, click the button in the bottom left corner of the pdf embedder. For more information, see the original Kairos Document and the above-mentioned Open … Continue reading

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This Advent, We Wait for Justice.

We humans suffer enough already, without abandoning one another. The season of Advent holds inherent tension. Torn between a coming Christmas and present waiting, the heart is pulled and stretched between God’s promise and a reality that falls short. We … Continue reading

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ACSWP Announces Call For Sermons On Jerusalem

How do Presbyterians see today’s Jerusalem in light of the Bible’s witness? This call for sermons is exerpted from ACSWP’s triannual newsletter, Salt & Light. Sign up here to receive those updates.  As part of a study of Jerusalem approved … Continue reading

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Government Response to Standing Rock: An Affront to Religious Freedom

Before I traveled to the Oceti Sakowin camp, I viewed the events unfolding on the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota primarily as an environmental protest. This is largely the frame used by the media: people trying to protect their … Continue reading

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