This post continues my series on nine critical realities on the changing landscape of world Christian missions. In the first…
Sanctions vs. Saving Lives in North Korea: Two Rays of Hope
Via my travels into North Korea in recent years guiding Mennonite Central Committee’s longstanding humanitarian work there, I learned firsthand…
Poem: A Benedictine Theory of Change
In August I spent several days at a Benedictine community in Vermont. I was struck by how boldly “other” their…
Loving Enemies Doesn’t Mean Ignoring Injustice
Last week I gave the opening address before 1,500 people at the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) conference in Dallas,…
Danger: ‘Single Stories’ are Bad for Peace
I have a short commentary in the August 2019 issue of Sojourners magazine, about why the work of Christian agencies…
