Faith

Over the last few weeks, I have been considering what it looks like to prepare spiritually to be a flexible, faithful and functional...

Hope is a word we often hear, but it becomes real when we live it and when others share it with us. Hope is more than optimism or wishing...

I am sure I have shared this quote or one similar to it before, but it has been on my mind again so I thought it would be worth sharing...

Recently, in my personal life, I have experienced heartbreak on behalf of a child. Outside circumstances, the actions of others, and a...

I was recently reminded of election night. I didn't cry, but I felt like it. For the first time in my life as a voter, every single human...

Over the years, I have thought often about Frederick Douglass’ description of the injury done to the souls of his oppressors. Speaking of...

(Note: I originally wrote this six years ago and was grateful to my younger self for her words when I found them again recently). I first...

Several women have communicated with me about how they struggle to worship with fellow Saints on opposite sides of the political...

A woman I respect was recently interviewed by a journalist I also respect about the insufficiency of peacemaking as an approach to the...

Today, I want to share some stories that have prompted me to reflect on what it looks like to love and move in closer—inspired by the...

In this bonus episode of the Proclaim Peace Podcast, host Jennifer Thomas explores the challenges of political engagement in the face of slow or no change. Jennifer shares her thoughts with Julie Rose on the Uncomfy podcast, emphasizing the importance of perseverance in peacemaking.

I was revisiting Isaiah 6  this week after seeing a verse of this scripture being used in a very spiritually manipulative and divisive...

As I contemplated how to write a devotional that encompasses both the celebration of independence and the context of our current events,...

Earlier this week during an offboarding conversation with an intern, I was asked a question about what strategies or perspectives help me...

The last few weeks (months?) have felt so heavy — political violence, the nonstop news cycle and pace of politics, people in my life...