Month: March 2015

INTERCONNECTIVITY: Easter and the Justice of God – The Path of Emptying

VJN invited Amanda and Brandon Neely to share about Lent as a season to remember the poor. On February 18, 2015, Ash Wednesday, lots of articles came out on the web with Lenten themes.  Two caught my attention and stuck with me because they included 

INTERCONNECTIVITY: Easter and the Justice of God – Japan, Suffering and Hope

“Japan, Suffering and Hope” VJN asked Miarose Ishijima, an HLI graduate, to contribute to our Easter series. This past winter, I spent the better part of my Christmas vacation reuniting with my father and grandfather in Tokyo, Japan after almost a decade apart. One night 

INTERCONNECTIVITY: Easter and the Justice of God – Living More with Less

“Living More with Less” Today, VJN kicks off a series of reflections we are calling “Easter and the Justice of God” that will lead up to Easter.  We’ve asked some friends, in light of Easter, to reflect on Jesus, Suffering, Resurrection, Justice, Peacemaking Discipleship and