BOOK REVIEW: Toxic Charity by Robert D. Lupton

Dori Donnell is the Director of Mercy Ministries at the Vineyard Church in Sugar Land, TX. Having accepted Jesus at the age of three, and somewhere around the age of 20 actually beginning to understand her relationship with God, she knew that she was called 

BOOK REVIEW: Disunity in Christ by Christena Cleveland

Reviewed by Ramon Mayo After being involved in the work of reconciliation and diversity for so many years the conversation gets tiring. Mostly because it seems that the discussion is at a stand still. Many churches and organizations are on board with the desire for 

INTERCONNECTIVITY: What Am I Called To Do?

Today, we have a guest post from Jeremiah Gibbs.  Jeremiah has served since 2009 as University Chaplain at the University of Indianapolis. Besides leading campus ministry programming and providing pastoral care at U/Indy, he is also the Director of the Lantz Center for Christian Vocation and Spiritual 

Thoughts on Giving What We Have

Today I’m sorting socks. Actually, not just sorting, but pairing and counting. I’m also sizing men’s underwear… lots and lots of underwear. By the end of this project I should be an authority on men’s underwear. All of these are items that were donated by 

BOOK REVIEW: Evil and the Justice of God by N.T. Wright

BOOK REVIEW: Evil and the Justice of God by N.T. Wright

N.T. Wright’s book Evil and the Justice of God is a thought-provoking, enriching excursion into the deeper currents of biblical theology and our contemporary context.  As someone who engages in a lot of justice and mercy ministry, leading and teaching on the streets, this book is a serious