Sometimes you just can’t keep a good story to yourself. And this story happens to be a true story about discovering Church renewal efforts are making a difference in unexpected places. By Chelsen Vicari, Juicy Ecumenism. On Sunday I invited a young minister of the local Presbyterian Church (USA) and his wife over for supper…
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…
Evangelical Left figures have begun responding to an unfolding scandal involving Planned Parenthood and the alleged sale of organs from aborted children for profit. The authors and columnists join officials from the Southern Baptist Convention, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and others in expressing concern about the allegations. Controversy erupted last week when an anti-abortion organization,…
By Mark Tooley, Juicy Ecumenism, the blog site of the Institute on Religion and Democracy Two liberal church groups responded immediately to the Ferguson grand jury verdict. Here’s the National Council of Churches: Washington, DC: The National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA expresses its deep disappointment with the decision of the grand jury, sitting…
PCUSA Anti-Hunger Program Mobilizes against Free Trade, Corporate Investments Alan F.H. Wisdom – posted first by the IRD May 24, 2013 PCUSA Activists characterize their initiative as “an effort to shine light into the dark places of international commerce” (Photo Credit: University of California Berkeley) An initiative of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Hunger Program is…