El Pacto del Día de la Supervivencia firmado en Australia

La mayoría de los australianos festejan el 26 de enero con desfiles, fuegos artificiales y carne a la parrilla. Pero los pueblos originarios de Australia y de las Islas del estrecho de Torres no lo llaman el Día de Australia, sino el Día de la Supervivencia. Todos reconocen la fecha como el aniversario de la […]
Survival Day covenant signed in Australia

Most Australians celebrate each Jan. 26 with parades, fireworks and barbecues. But Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples call Australia Day by another name: Survival Day. All recognize the date as the anniversary of British proclamation of sovereignty over the land now known as Australia. It was on this day in 2019 that Anabaptists from […]
Jesus inspired creativity

I’ve benefited greatly over the past several months from reading the work of Mennonite theologian Gordon Kauffman. I’ll be honest, I’m not sure I understand everything he wrote, or agree with it all, but the idea of creativity being a central component of God’s work in the world through Jesus is exciting. Especially these days […]
Who does Jesus look like?

Imagine you are going through something painful. Some of us don’t have to imagine that. Imagine that, when you pray, you ask Jesus to wrap his comforting arms around you. What does Jesus’ arms even look like? Does it matter? We think so. Our view of Jesus shapes what we think about Jesus and how […]
¿A quién se parece Jesús?

Imagine que está atravesando una situa-ción dolorosa. Algunos de nosotros no necesitamos imaginarlo. Imagine que cuando ora, le pide a Jesús que lo envuelva en sus brazos y lo consuele. ¿Cómo serán los brazos de Jesús? ¿Acaso importa? Creemos que sí. Nuestra imagen de Jesús determina lo que pensamos sobre Jesús y la manera en […]
Full membership in Christ’s new humanity
As human beings, it is our natural tendency to classify and separate ourselves from those who are different from us. That classification and separation takes all forms: gender, age, race, ethnicity, education, socio-economic, religion … and the list goes on. These classifications can cause discomfort, fear, and even harm depending on one’s location and situation. […]
Trouble I’ve Seen

What if racial reconciliation doesn’t look like what you expected? The high-profile killings of young black men and women by white police officers, and the protests and violence that ensued, have convinced many white Christians to reexamine their intuitions when it comes to race and justice. In this provocative book, theologian and blogger Drew G. […]
When one part suffers

Why is racial justice vital to mission? Because God desires to restore community. “Diversity is a biblical imperative, not a political issue, or a human resource issue,” Leroy Barber said, as he described John’s vision in Revelation 7. “John looks out and sees every tribe, tongue and nation. For him to see that, there needed […]
Cuando un miembro sufre

“Por qué la justicia racial es un aspecto vital de la misión? Por el simple hecho de que Dios desea restaurar la comunidad. “La diversidad es un imperativo bíblico, no una cuestión política, o un problema para el departamento de recursos humanos,” dice Leroy Barber, al describir la visión de Juan en Apocalipsis 7. “Juan […]
White Awake

Daniel Hill will never forget the day he heard these words:"Daniel, you may be white, but don’t let that lull you into thinking you have no culture. White culture is very real. In fact, when white culture comes in contact with other cultures, it almost always wins. So it would be a really good idea […]