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Disability Curatives

by CCDA Guest on May 24, 2022

An excerpt by Dr. Amy Kenny "God told me to pray for you,” she says. Her words linger like cloying perfume in a claustrophobicspace. “God wants to heal you!” She is undoubtedly thrilled with this opportunity.I’ve been here before. It never ends well. This woman does not know me. She doesn’t [...]
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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Membership Tagged With: accessibility, disability, disability justice, disabled

Reflections from Buffalo, NY

by CCDA Guest on May 23, 2022

A Reflection from Marie Moy, a CCDA member in Buffalo, NY who works for the Erie County Restorative Justice Coalition. @ecrjc716 "I don’t know how to explain how I feel. It’s like there is a weight on my chest preventing me from breathing deeply. Buffalo is the “City of Good Neighbors,” and [...]
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Filed Under: Membership Tagged With: gun violence, peace, violence

5 AAPI leaders in CCDA you need to know

by Dr. Sunny Sue Chang Jonas on May 23, 2022

AAPI month invites us to witness, celebrate, and connect with our Asian and Pacific Islander family. Meet the core group of leaders from our AAPIs in CCDA affinity network; they are committed to bridging and engaging in multilayered contexts. I hope you enjoy reading through these highlights and [...]
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Filed Under: CCDA, Local Network, Membership Tagged With: AAPI, leadership, member, spotlight

Mental Health Resources for your Journey

by Mary Beth Meadows on May 6, 2022

Art by Morgan Harper Nichols It’s hard not to read through the Bible and see the glaring impact of mental health: unresolved trauma, blatant violence, grief, suffering, sadness, longing for acceptance and belonging, oppression, infidelity… the list goes on and on. These actions can remind us of [...]
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Filed Under: Timeless Tagged With: behavioral health, love, mental health, neighbor

Supporting Mothers & Families

by Christina on May 5, 2022

Did you know that CCDA is committed to supporting mothers & families in underresourced neighborhoods? Below is a list of CCDA members whose mission is to support mothers & families specifically. In addition, we included resources below to help you as you consider holistic ministry alongside [...]
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Filed Under: CCDA Tagged With: mom, mother, resource

Medicina on the Move

by Alma Lizette Cárdenas-Rodríguez on April 21, 2022

On Friday March 18, 2022, the CCDA Southwest Border Local Network, familia and community convened at the Tijuana-San Diego border to walk and talk through how God’s healing work has continually flowed even in the midst of a pandemic. The event's theme was, Rivers of Living Water: God's Healing Work [...]
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Filed Under: CCDA, Immigration, Local Network Tagged With: border, healing, immigration, local networks, regional conference, southwest border

When He Calls You By Name, an Easter Reflection

by CCDA Guest on April 14, 2022

by Rev. Christine Youn Hung He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” Thinking he was the gardener, [Mary] said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.” (Jn 20:15) Imagine Mary’s bone-tired weariness during the days leading to and following [...]
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Filed Under: CCDA, Devotionals, Membership Tagged With: devotional, easter, Lent, member, wellbeing

A Never-ending, Multilayered Lent

by Dr. Sunny Sue Chang Jonas on April 6, 2022

By Dr. Sunny Sue Chang Jonas and Mrs. Ruth Cleghorn Lent.  Can we begin by acknowledging the irony of a liturgical season that emphasizes longing and a waiting for the triumph of resurrection, “...at such a time as this” (Esther 4:14)? I recently was deeply blessed by a Lenten reflection [...]
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Disability Curatives

By CCDA Guest

An excerpt by Dr. Amy Kenny "God told me to pray for you,” she says. Her words linger like [...]
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Reflections from Buffalo, NY

By CCDA Guest

A Reflection from Marie Moy, a CCDA member in Buffalo, NY who works for the Erie County Restorative [...]
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5 AAPI leaders in CCDA you need to know

By Dr. Sunny Sue Chang Jonas

AAPI month invites us to witness, celebrate, and connect with our Asian and Pacific Islander family. [...]
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