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Her friend was taken by ICE in Tacoma
Jesus For President: Poetry from nearly 20 years ago.
Jesus, Josh Johnson, and Comedy as Coping
Microaggressions, Emotional Health and Racial Justice.
UVA President Out Over DEI, Climate.gov goes dark, and Pray for Refugees
Joy Ann Reid & the United States of Amnesia
He passed away before we could be friends
The making of undocumented people into slaves.
When Jesus disarmed Peter, He disarmed us all.
USC Sets Up A Hotline, Trump Shuts One Down & Student Journalist Deported
Here is the Shortest Poem I Ever Wrote
Keep It Small: Deportations, Detainments, and Intimidation
Three Traps to Avoid after a Weekend of Protests, Assassinations, and the Beginning of Another War
Policy Violence, Florida Rejects Santa Ono & Tracking Trumps Higher Ed Agenda
I watched an elephant save a gazelle...
A poem I wrote about war...20 years ago
The question is how will you resist injustice not if you will or if you can.
Gen Z is Back at Church, Harvard’s Scientific Racism, and WOKE Oklahoma
Jesus, Justice and the University
I was going to be brave but...
Empathy isn't Toxic or Sinful, it is fruit of a Deep Relationship with Jesus
A Flotilla to Gaza, Greta Thunberg, and my daughter's heart for justice
More Students Taken by ICE, Cuts to DOE Blocked, and Do We Need Pastors?
The US has never not been at war. Jesus followers must always work for peace.
On Being with Krista Tippett and the Power of Prayer with Roberta Bondi
How to Grieve a Colonizer and How to Mourn the Complicit
Prayerful Pauses, Poetry and MealTrains are keeping me afloat
Why I try hard not to judge other people for not seeking justice like me.
Pride, Narcissism and Hurry: Which one is it for you?
Georgia Student Detained, NYU Withholds Diploma, and We Want to Hear From You
The Best Things I've Ever Written Are From When I Was a Kid
Wickedness, Justice and White Refugees from South Africa
I was not discipled to be a Dad, but I can learn to be a good one.
What are you going to do when ICE comes to your community?
Detained and Deported: What rights do international students have?
Palestine and Pakistan: Two Places in the News
This poet, professor and former Panera Employee is worth your time.
What Constitutional Rights Do Non-US Citizens Have?
I've Got Feelings. You Do, Too!
Talitha-Cumi: An unexpected lullaby for my girls this week.
What did you hear from God during Lent, Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday?
How are you marking Good Friday & Easter?
What is inspiring you this week?
What is keeping you up at night?
ICE Arrests Mahmoud Khalil, Trump Targets 60 Universities, and Meditating on the Kingdom of God
Staying Grounded During Lent, Rising Inequality, Trump Threatens Campuses and Protesters
Cuts to Research Funding, Scholarship Programs and Poor Scholarship Won’t Stop Antisemitism
Churches Sue Trump, Wheaton Walks Back Congratulations, and the Violent Take it By Force
Trump's Executive Orders and its impact on Rutgers, Marquette, and Students who stood up for Gaza
Michelle Higgins, Bishop Budde and the Hopes and Fears in Higher Education in Trump's Second Term
Lectio 365, SPD Officer Fired for Killing Grad Student and What's the Point of Education?
Univ. of Iowa, No Colleges in Gaza, and a Prayer Meeting Before Inauguration