NURTURING RECONCILIATION: Peace at the Checkpoint

This week, VJN invited Katie Barnhill to reflect on some of her experiences with travelling to Israel and Palestine. She candidly shares about how the Holy Spirit has the power to enter into all kinds of spaces of tension and disarm them. “Peace at the …

“Tearing Down the Dividing Walls”: Highlights from Vineyard Global Conference

What an incredible week of worship, teaching, and sharing stories with over 4,500 people, spanning over 60 countries at the Vineyard Global conference. Some highlights: UK National Director Ele Mumford affirmed our roots to “be naturally supernatural” and to “not be weird”, Nepal National Director …

The Compassionate Justice of Jesus, Alexia Salvatierra

“The Compassionate Justice of Jesus” Alexia Salvatierra coordinator Welcoming Congregations Network of Southern California ELCA | co-author Faith-Rooted Organizing | adjunct faculty Fuller Seminary, New York Theological Seminary Rev. Alexia Salvatierra spoke at our 2014 VJN conference, and her engaging stories and winsome approach to “dove power” challenged us all. She  is the author with Dr. …

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 …