By Joseph Rossell, Juicy Ecumenism. The Rev. John Chol Daau, former “Lost Boy” from South Sudan, spoke to a lunchtime gathering at the Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) on April 20, 2016. Video of his talk and subsequent Q&A with the audience is available below. Daau shared about his new book called God’s Refugee: The Story of…
Authored by my friend and colleague Faith J. H. McDonnell and first published at Patheos, this is both painful and important to read. It is then important to respond not only as we pray and sing, but as we speak up, stand up and intervene that the fellowship of the suffering might be our shared burden as…
By Faith McDonnell, Juicy Ecumenism. Another week, another hearing for the Reverends Yat Michael Ruot and Peter Yen Reith in Khartoum, the capital of the Islamic Republic of Sudan. If you are a regular reader of Juicy Ecumenism, you will know that I encouraged you to watch this space to see what you can do to help…
By Faith McDonnell, Juicy Ecumenism. I had intended to write a different blog post today. It was to be an open call to Western Christians who have been inspired and blessed by the popular video that is a love letter of Christ’s forgiveness to ISIS. I intended to ask such Christians to demonstrate the same…
By Faith McDonnell, Juicy Ecumenism. In a recent sermon, the rector of my church recommended adding the Psalms to our prayers, if we had not already discovered this wonderful method of praying. At various times, I have used the Psalms in prayer, but that reminder was an encouragement to be more intentional about using this…
By Faith McDonnell, Juicy Ecumenism blog For your ongoing prayers and intercession for persecuted Christians around the world, we bring you this news from our friends at Middle East Concern (MEC). MEC is “an association of established Christian agencies and individuals advocating the human rights of the Christian communities in the Middle East and North Africa, within the…
By Faith McDonnell On July 23, 2013, Dr. Robert P. George was elected Chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). USCIRF, an independent, bi-partisan U.S. federal government commission tasked with making policy recommendations to the President, Congress, and the State Department, was created by Congress through the enactment of the International Religious Freedom…