What do we need to get us through these times? Peace Catalyst is hosting the 12 Days of Peace: Faith, Peace & Power, a virtual series on how to pursue peace and justice amidst Christian nationalism, authoritarianism, and Christian Zionism. Join us! www.peacecatalyst.org/12-days-of-p...

Come explore what following Jesus and peacebuilding have to do with each other! Starting on September 17 for six weeks, join this global cohort in discovering how peace is at the heart of God’s purpose and the mission of the church, and how we can live out that calling today.

"We live and die by stories, are fed and freed by the good ones, trapped and sometimes quite literally killed by the bad ones or the people who believe them, even sometimes by ourselves when we believe them." - Rebecca Solnit

Join author and peacebuilder Andrew DeCort and me to chat about loving our neighbors as we love ourselves. This practice is at the heart of many spiritual traditions across the globe. What could happen if we re-committed ourselves to this practice today? www.peacecatalyst.org/events/20258...

Coming up Thursday—join me for a conversation with Saleem Anfous about peace, justice, liberation, theology, and what the church in the West can learn from Palestinian Christians. Saleem is a PCI team member, producer of the Across the Divide podcast, and a Palestinian justice advocate based in Be

No, empathy is not a sin. "At its best, empathy is a form of humility. To be empathetic is to admit the limitations of your own experience and the fallibility of your own judgement." sojo.net/articles/cul...

On Thursday evening, I'm leading an interactive workshop on rest, self-care, resilience, and taking care of ourselves in the midst of action and overwhelm.... something I know many of us are feeling right now. Online and free for all. We'd love to see you.

Are you an experienced marshal, or want to learn? The Palestine Liberation Pilgrimage (Saturday April 12), needs more people to join the safety team. This is a good way to learn. Whether you can volunteer for all 16 miles, or just a few, we’d love to have you! www.peacecatalyst.org/gcpilgrimage

If you're local to the Twin Cities, join us for the Palestine Liberation Pilgrimage on April 12! To lead into Holy Week, many Christians, Christian-lineage, and other friends will walk 14 miles to lament, repent, and protest on the ongoing genocide and occupation in Palestine.

"on some level I was beginning to understand instinctively that political apathy isn’t innocent. It protects power."

🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:

From small business owners to everyday consumers, Canadians are finding ways to fight back against Trump's aggressive trade policies and nationalist rhetoric. #elbowsup

Bad theology kills, and Christian Zionism is bad theology. drdougle.substack.com/p/how-our-en...

Join us Thursday! I'll be chatting with South African-based peacebuilder Steve Schallert about how to move beyond serving and "helping" communities at risk and to start living in solidarity with them. www.peacecatalyst.org/events/2025/...

How does a society balance progressive values, welcome and inclusivity to immigrants, and a sense of cohesion and flourishing for all? Appreciating this nuanced and sometimes challenging look at Denmark's approach.

Want to strengthen your commitment to justice even as the government and businesses reject basic inclusion and equity? Join my friend and colleague Anna Stamborski and build up your antiracist "rule of life"! www.tickettailor.com/events/cross...

Want to join a community learning about a decolonized Jesus and Christianity? Rev. Dr. Jia Starr Brown, a powerful speaker and leader local to Minneapolis, dives deep into these questions with her online congregation over at The Stable. Check them out:

When I first shifted into movement organizing in the wake of the 2020 Uprising, the Ayni Institute transformed my understanding of how to work for lasting social change. They're now offering free workshops on their core concepts. Check them out! ayni.institute/workshops/

In his new book, poet and journalist Mohammed El-Kurd rejects the notion that Palestinians must prove themselves worthy of dignity and freedom.

"Let’s be people who talk to our neighbors and our stubborn family members... welcome people with their opinions and complexities... and undermine these billionaires who will let the rest of us starve and die if we let them. inthesetimes.com/article/bill...

It isn't often that I'll share from David French, but I'm appreciating this column on the decline of empathy and care for the poor among evangelicals. It's valuable insight from the "inside' about why appeals to empathy don't always move people.

Very excited for this conversation with Julie Lillie and Moses Abolade tomorrow. Do you care about youth? Do you care about peaceful, just, and flourishing communities? Wondering youth can help build those beautiful communities? Learn more and sign up here: www.peacecatalyst.org/events/growi...

I’ve seen some posts online calling Elon a “South African” breaking our government. He became a US citizen in 2002; if we “other” him by his origins, we’re doing the same bs as Trump. Elon Musk is an American and has been for decades. That’s part of the problem—this mess comes from within.

Twin Cities folk, tomorrow at 11am! Join Showing Up for Racial Justice in St. Paul as we call on our state leaders to protect everyone in their state and to resist harmful and un-democratic actions coming out of this presidency. actionnetwork.org/events/surj-...

Intelligence officials are starting to leak to me now too. Here’s a memo Defense Intelligence Agency personnel received instructing them to suspend observances including: - Holocaust Remembrance Day - MLK Day - Juneteenth

If you have a smidge of power and you catch yourself thinking: Maybe we'll be safe if we: - tone this justice program a bit - take that 'decolonization' reference off the website - nix that grant for decarbonization... know that you are playing your part in Trump's game perfectly. 1/2

I haven't said a lot about the ensuing disasters because I'm in the middle of elder care right now but let me say this ...all those phone calls and yelling etc helped to turn the latest BS back. Keep it up. These ____ are trying to destroy the government without understanding how things even work.

Some of the fear folk are feeling rn is connected to a sense of not knowing what to do. That’s ok. You don’t have to know, you just need to connect w/ the people & orgs who do! Seek out those who’ve BEEN doing justice & care work; they have knowledge & strategy that’ll help us organize & fight back

So, Trump has halted any new refugee resettlement in the US, and has cut off federal funding for programs that support refugees who are already here. But, he’s now asking Egypt and Jordan to accept more Palestinian refugees to “clear out” Gaza. The hypocrisy isn’t surprising, but still f’ed up.

Feeling overwhelmed by yesterday's flurry of executive orders? Let's remember that this is a favorite Trump tactic—cause so much chaos and confusion that we don't know how to reply. It's on purpose. Time to take a breath, hone in on the most dangerous orders, and let the theatrics pass by us.

Some Kingian reflections on this very emotion-filled day. Keep working for good. www.peacecatalyst.org/blog/2025/1/...

New online workshop! Want to find your place in working for social change, but aren't sure where to start? Join me for an interactive workshop where we'll explore the activities that bring change, how they weave together, and where you fit into it all. www.peacecatalyst.org/events/2025/...

As a dad, I resonate with this too. Watching my kids navigate their own conflicts, and the things I’ve learned in my parenting—imperfect as it all is—continues to give me hope in peacebuilding and abolition.

While we’re banning books… Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar. Be. Like. Finland.

Not a new article, but an important reminder: modern, late-stage capitalism and good healthcare are directly at odds with each other.

I really like this commentary from Adam Conover about how the shift away from community organizing into top down (frankly capitalist) approaches has been hurting the dems: youtu.be/NKgNrshVdMw?...

The other day I commented that the Body of Christ is Queer. I want to develop/explain that a bit today and I want to talk about why queerness is theologically robust. Also this will be about purity/contamination, disgust, and Fascism/Christian Nationalism. 1/