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Simple living
Something we talk about quite a bit at Boston Faith & Justice is living simply and it seems like it makes sense to define what we are...

Ivy
Feb 24, 20244 min read
Clean Up Thursdays on Atkinson Street
Clean Up Thursdays on Atkinson Street have changed. Since the city removed the tents and cleared Atkinson Street, the Newmarket clean-up...

Ivy
Feb 16, 20242 min read
BFJN 2024 Focus Area - Poverty
If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that...

Ivy
Feb 7, 20244 min read


Love Your Neighbor As Yourself, Part 3
In the previous two blogs, I explored the gap in compassion we form and how to close it when we are seeking to love our neighbor as...

Ivy
Feb 6, 20244 min read
Reflecting & Imagining 23-24
Its hard to believe we are nearing the end of January 2024! The new year still feels so new . One year changing to another is a great...

Ivy
Jan 27, 20243 min read


Homelessness
What goes through your mind when you are driving or walking around, generally in an urban area, and someone with a cardboard sign comes...

Ivy
Jan 19, 20244 min read


Love Your Neighbor As Yourself, Part 2
In my last blog, we explored how wealth creates a gap in compassion between us and people who have less than we do. Now we will explore...

Ivy
Jan 12, 20244 min read


Advent - Joy
If you could have one superpower, what would it be? Think about that for a second. No really, which one would you pick? I have used this...

Ivy
Dec 19, 20234 min read
Advent - Peace
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called...

Ivy
Dec 13, 20233 min read
Advent - Hope
This blog corresponds with the start of the Advent season. Advent - for those of us who have heard it thrown around a lot but may not...

Ivy
Dec 5, 20234 min read
Finding Enough
BFJN recently shared a new resource called Generous Living Foundations . This video series invites us to consider what it looks like to...

Ivy
Nov 28, 20233 min read


A Thanksgiving Reflection
This blog is about Thanksgiving. No, not about the history of the American holiday which is complicated and fraught. It is just about the...

Ivy
Nov 21, 20233 min read


Love Your Neighbor - Part 1
One of Jesus’ most famous statements is that the second most important command is to “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Mark 12:31,...

Ivy
Nov 14, 20233 min read


Being formed for simple living
This is a blog about living simply. I swear it is. But before we get there I think is really important to understand why living simply is...

Ivy
Nov 7, 20233 min read



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Ivy
Oct 23, 20230 min read
The CCDA Conference 2023
(A shared reflection, by Elizabeth and Ivy) The CCDA . . . The CCDA… Prayer: Help me to walk in your power Lord, and not my own. |...

Ivy
Oct 17, 20231 min read

Ivy
Sep 29, 20230 min read
Let’s Talk Climate Change: Clothing
Let’s talk about Fashion: What is “Fast Fashion?” A Call to Change

Ivy
Sep 22, 20231 min read
My Journey Toward Justice, Part Two
Welcome or welcome back to part 2 of my journey toward justice. This is where I am sharing key moments and learnings from my personal...

Ivy
Sep 15, 20236 min read
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