News & Stories
Lately I have been musing on how often the Christmas story describes people being displaced from their homes. The most obvious example, and the subject of countless Christmas pageants, is the Holy Family leaving Nazareth to trek 90 miles south to Bethlehem. It couldn’t have been easy. The road was not always safe, Mary was…
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Compassion & Advocacy
by Hunter West // Last December I took a trip to the U.S.-Mexico border, led by Abara, a nonprofit faith-based…
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7 Ways to Love Your Neighbor
In Rwanda we have a saying — “Ifuni ibagara ubucuti ni akarenge.” This literally means, “a hoe that cultivates friendship…
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Welcoming the Stranger by Opening their Home and Their Hearts: Q&A with Tim and Gretchen Foley
By Nathan Spencer // How we answer God’s command to welcome the stranger varies from person to person. For Tim…
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Peace like Breath
These days, peace feels hard to find. International conflicts, ongoing fall-out from COVID-19 and climate disasters can all disrupt our…
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The Humble Lion
Samaki mkunje angali mbichi – Bend the fish when it is still wet and fresh Mauridi Masumbuko admits that he…
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20 Ways to Learn More About Refugees
Over the past year, crises in Afghanistan and Ukraine have reminded us of the devastating impacts of war — especially…
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