You Gotta Cry Sometimes
by Joe Davis I sat in silence on the edge of my bed,with traffic jam thoughts piling inside of my head,nerves vibrating, tightening like a spider web thread, and I gently […]
A Note from the Editorial Team…
Grace and peace! We have all been living in this “in between” time for the last year. It isn’t what it was, and it’s not what it will be, and […]
Offering Support for Pandemic Grief
by Joy Hensel On the Road to Emmaus Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus about seven miles from Jerusalem and talking […]
Grief, Loss and Care Through a Pandemic
by Mark Jackson A few weeks into the pandemic, I received the call no youth leader wants to get: “One of our teens died in a car accident last night. […]
Hearing BIPOC Young People During Times of Crisis
An Interview with Rev. Priscilla Paris-Austin: Connect Journal: We’ve been living in a pandemic for over a year, accompanied by uprisings, protests, and heightened awareness of and actions against systemic […]
Hate Speech: Praying Against the Enemy in the Old Testament
by Dr. Michael Chan The Old Testament contains numerous poems in which people ask for help, protest their suffering and plead with God for intervention. Some of these poets even […]
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