Jan 19, 2024 | Gratitude, Housing Justice, Poverty, Uncategorized
What goes through your mind when you are driving or walking around, generally in an urban area, and someone with a cardboard sign comes up to you? They may not say anything to you. But you know they are asking you for money whether they speak it or not. You probably...
Jan 12, 2024 | Climate Change, Environmental Justice, Generosity, Gratitude, Justice, Poverty, Simple Living, Uncategorized
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 practices that can close that gap. One aspect of closing the gap is to be aware of the scope of the problem. We can explore the...
Nov 21, 2023 | Giving, Gratitude, Simple Living, Uncategorized
This blog is about Thanksgiving. No, not about the history of the American holiday which is complicated and fraught. It is just about the importance and value of stopping and giving thanks and some of the obstacles in our way. For example, we live in a culture where...
Aug 11, 2023 | Gratitude, Justice, Uncategorized
This past year interning for BFJN has been the most unexpected blessing. My start at BFJN was rather accidental. I had attended an event at Gordon College last spring that Elizabeth was speaking at. I went to hear about her experience as a lawyer and left with an...
Aug 4, 2023 | Gratitude, Micah six:eight, Serving, Uncategorized, Worship
Thomas Merton (1915-1968), a Christian theologian who wrote in the twentieth century stated, “Gratitude is the heart of the solitary life, as it is the heart of the Christian life”. He taught that we as Christians can change the climates of our mind and shape it into...
Jul 31, 2023 | Discipleship, Generosity, Giving, Gratitude, Housing Justice, Justice, Micah six:eight, Serving, Uncategorized
It’s been a little over two weeks since we had the privilege of leading a Micah experience with a middle school youth group from Highrock church. What an experience! We served and learned alongside this amazing group of middle-schoolers, high school leaders and some...