As we become more aware of the increasing dangers of poor nutrition and obesity, the health of our communities has never been more important. Yet, many are not accessing the health benefits available to them. As we become more aware of the increasing dangers of poor nutrition and obesity, [...]Read More
Nurturing Communities
Reba Place Nurtures CommunitiesThis year a gathering of representatives from Intentional Christian Communities all across the nation will be taking place in Minnesota, September 25-26, 2012 at St.John's Abbey in Collegeville MN, just prior to the 2012 CCDA National Conference. This is the third [...]Read More
A Reconciling Church
Believers in Christ Church is a remarkable congregation in North Minneapolis that blossomed out of a ten-year-long friendship between Pastors Joseph Sutton and Mark Bettenga. Together they founded Believers in Christ Church, after the extraordinary merger of their two churches last October. Pastor [...]Read More
A Display of Unity
Today, the Obama Administration took an important step to minimize the negative impact of our current immigration system by providing relief to Dream Students. Those who qualify will have an opportunity to stay in our nation to study and work without fear of deportation. Evangelical Principles [...]Read More
Problems in Education
Reflections on a Broken System Education is one of the most discussed topics in the U.S. today. There is a growing awareness within the general public concerning the problematic nature of our country's public education system. Due to the failing nature of many public schools, a number of families, [...]Read More
Why I’m Wearing a Hoodie
Standing in Solidarity with friends of Trayvon Martin I was recently invited to the White House for a ceremony to commemorate the life and work of Mexican-American farmworker and civil rights leader, Cesar Chavez. In 1965, Chavez and the United Farmworkers Union began a boycott of table grapes to [...]Read More
Party in the Dark
New Vision Brings Solar Light to Families Living in Darkness (Philippi, WV) In an effort to help bring lights to some of the 1.5 billion people on the planet who live without the benefits of electricity, leaving them challenged to find ways to study, stay safe or enjoy time together as a family, New [...]Read More
John M. Perkins, Justice, and Immigration
Personal Reflections on Injustice, Then and Now I spent most of last week in Jackson, Mississippi, on a retreat with some good friends from the Christian Community Development Association, hosted by the John M. Perkins Foundation. Dr. Perkins, who is now 81 years old, is one of my heroes. Born into [...]Read More