Jun 2, 2023 | Generosity, Giving, Gratitude, Housing Justice, Justice, Serving, Uncategorized
Elizabeth: “ . . . part of gospel work is reimagining how resources and power are structured, as well as our role in them.” (Grace Can Lead Us Home, 164) This week we wrapped up our book discussion on Grace Can Lead Us Home. I was so thankful that Maeve led us to...
May 16, 2017 | Serving, Uncategorized
Social Justice Is Not Meant to Make Us Feel Good About Ourselves By Miriam Riad I walked hurriedly toward the Park Street T stop. This was not how I was expected to feel after my first day volunteering at the women and children’s shelter. As I got on the train and sat...
Mar 23, 2017 | Discipleship, Uncategorized
(Post by Miriam Riad) “Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.” – Genesis 2:7 There’s a song that we sing a lot at my church, called “Great Are You Lord.”...
Mar 7, 2016 | Ending Exploitation
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19:14 Recently I had an opportunity to talk to a group of kids about the idea of ethical consumption. Of course I didn’t call it...
Jan 28, 2016 | Ending Exploitation
For many the word, ‘trafficking’, is still undefined. Often we may think of someone who lives in another country or speaks another language but the truth is trafficking and exploitation of women and girls happens here in the United States, and has been for longer than...
