Personal Faith Stories
You Are Called to Be a Faithful Advocate
By Eric Mitchell
November 2012
"A faithful advocate is different than a Washington insider. A faithful advocate is more than just a lobbyist. A faithful advocate is a moral compass for elected officials."
Making Real the Presence of Christ in the 21st Century
By Rev. Jim McDonald
September 2012
"Compassion is the essence of what it means to be the human beings God created us to be."
My Ancestors’ Stories
By Lisa Sharon Harper
June 2012
“We the people will be called to account for the effect of our public policies on the least of these in our society,” Sojourners’ Lisa Sharon Harper writes. “Did we bless or did we curse?”
Multiplying Goodness
By Jack Jezreel
April 2012
One of the Lenten season’s treasured readings is the story of the loaves and fishes. In it, a few loaves and a couple of fish not only feed thousands of people but there is an overflow of leftovers! It speaks to the kind of abundance that comes with sharing in the life and vision of Jesus.
Can We Learn to Live with Less?
By Inez Torres Davis
February 2012
Families in Zambia, Malawi, and Tanzania live with regular “hunger seasons,” writes Ines Torres Davis, director for justice at Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
United Church of Christ Tackles Global Hunger
By Rev. Geoffrey A. Black
December 2011
There is a buzz in the United Church of Christ these days and it has to do with Mission: 1, a program we launched in November to address the needs of hungry people in the United States and abroad.
The 'Two Feet' of Ministry
By Msgr. Marvin A. Mottet
October 2011
It takes two feet to walk and keep our balance—one foot focused on institutional change and the other on direct service, writes Msgr. Marvin Mottet, of Davenport, IA.
Going Upstream: Compassion, Mercy, and Justice
By Debbie Blue
September 2011
From its inception in 1885, the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) sought to be a denomination founded on the mission of Christ to live out a holistic Gospel.
From the Burning Bush to Pharaoh's House
By Joel Edwards
July 2011
Most Christians I know readily identify with Moses when he was in God’s presence before the burning bush. Certainly in my own holiness tradition, it’s the rallying point at which we share in that sense of awe, wonder, and holiness, and where we become aware of God’s searing holiness.
Finding New Ways to be God’s Voice and Agent
By Suzii Paynter
June 2011
As a Christian and a Baptist woman, I have always been deeply concerned about poverty and hunger. I have felt God nudging me to make a difference in these areas.
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