Our Social Justice & Advocacy Committee seeks to follow Jesus in the work of justice, peacemaking and advocating on behalf of the disempowered. Together we participate in justice initiatives and organizing events around issues such as food and housing insecurity, diversity and inclusion, and the protection and care of the environment.
Social Justice & Advocacy
Social Justice & Advocacy Column November 12, 2024
Sitting with Each Other We have to be willing to meet each other on the porch in peace, to make room for each other, to listen to each other. Even if, at first, we might be inclined to presume the other person or group doesn’t belong…....
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Social Justice & Advocacy Column November 6, 2024
After the Election What I want to remind us all is that as much as we must fight for our convictions and stand for what is just, remember that all those people who vote against you are not disappearing after Election Day or Inauguration Da...
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Social Justice Corner Newsletter October 31, 2024
Collect for Election Day Almighty God, to whom we must
account for all our powers and privileges: Guide the people of the United
States in the election of officials and representatives; that, by faithful
administration and wise laws, the ...
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Social Justice & Advocacy Column October 29, 2024
Politics What if we recognize that our engagement in politics should be rooted in our participation in the Trinitarian flow of God’s love? Then everything changes…. This was revealed most fully in Jesus, as God’s Son. His love f...
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Social Justice Corner Newsletter October 24, 2024
Participating
in an election is part of exercising the power you have to positively impact
your community through participation in our collective system of governance. It
is, quite directly, a means of carrying out the Gospel call to care for ...
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Social Justice & Advocacy Column October 22, 2024
Talking About Politics If we fear or hate this present moment, if we’re tempted to blame it on evangelicals (who do, indeed, bear fair share of the blame), the rest of us might spend just a moment looking in the mirror. What does it say ...
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Social Justice & Advocacy Column October 15, 2024
Eloheh In the Cherokee language, this concept of well-being is often called Eloheh ( pronounced ay-luh-HAY). The Cherokee meaning of well-being is deep and resonant, and it is hard to capture in English. Eloheh means “well-being,” y...
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Social Justice Corner Newsletter October 10, 2024
As we approach the General Election, our focus will be on non-partisan election engagement. Senator Raphael Warnock (GA) reminded us that "A vote is a kind of prayer about the kind of world you want to live in". The Office of Gove...
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Social Justice & Advocacy Column October 8, 2024
Our Nobility The nobility we carry within us includes our acts of courage and endurance and trust and faith that we will carry on and that justice and peace can triumph. There is a resilience to our species and our communities that will no...
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