I’m really thankful for the opportunity to share over at EFCA’s blog “All People“. The blog has some really great thoughts on multi-cultural ministry in the USA context, and is a useful tool-box, especially if you’re interested in broadening your ideas on how the church can respond in a Christ-like manner to the immigrants inContinue reading “An Open Door to Understanding- Guest posting over at All People”
Category Archives: Social Justice
Cowboy boots, Texas-sized trucks, and a “state of the blog” address
I This blog has gone through many transformations over the past three years. When I started out, I thought it would be a space where I would keep family and friends updated on our work with iThemba Projects in South Africa. Pretty quickly, I discovered I’m one of those opinionated people who as soon as youContinue reading “Cowboy boots, Texas-sized trucks, and a “state of the blog” address”
Why did I not know who Peter Kerchhoff was?
I don’t remember how old I was when all the old street names came tumbling down, and the new, shiny street names were hammered up in their places. Or, more correctly, hung over the old ones, so that people could get used to it for a while, and still find their way. I just rememberContinue reading “Why did I not know who Peter Kerchhoff was?”
The problem we all live with
I wasn’t going to post this week, because we’re in the process of moving in to our new apartment in Texas! Yay! Expect to hear lots more “y’all” and twanging in these posts in the future. But, I just had to share this, briefly. This one is for the Americans. I just listened to thisContinue reading “The problem we all live with”
Ok, so I’m racist. Now what?
There’s an article going round on the Huffington Post right now, talking about how racism isn’t just having prejudiced feelings towards people, or saying nasty things about people of another race. It has to do with a bigger system that shapes the way the world works, and who has access to privilege and power, andContinue reading “Ok, so I’m racist. Now what?”
A practical way to help end racism: Learn isiZulu
There’s an article going round on the Huffington Post right now, talking about how racism isn’t just having prejudiced feelings towards people, or saying nasty things about people of another race. It has to do with a bigger system that shapes the way the world works, and who has access to privilege and power, andContinue reading “A practical way to help end racism: Learn isiZulu”
Listening. Really, really listening.
I had an English teacher in high school who made us do listening exercises and not just speeches in English class. “We’re training kids to talk,” he would say, “and there’s too many people talking in the world, and very few people who are trained how to listen.” I’ve heard that in the Isreali-Palestine negotiations,Continue reading “Listening. Really, really listening.”
Pea Soup and Brene Brown
I always picture “shame” like the pea-soup green fog that descends on the town of Chewandswallow in the book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. It kind of rises up inside of you and hovers around you like an icky blanket and of COURSE every rational human being would want to avoid it. You’d beContinue reading “Pea Soup and Brene Brown”
Those aren’t my kids
The CPS officer went on. “Our OWN children are valuable. We’ll do anything for them. We’d die for them. But children that are not our own– nope. That’s why adoption is so much more appealing to people– we’d rather take individual adoptable children and make them part of our tribe, make them our own.
One of the best short-term trip resources out there
Ok, so if you’ve read this at all, you’ll know I’m a huge fan of the book “When Helping Hurts” because it explains a lot of the problems we Christians have when it comes to helping people. We think our good intentions are enough… but the sad truth is sometimes even the best intentions canContinue reading “One of the best short-term trip resources out there”
Stephanie Ebert 