Posts under ‘Justice’

There are a million and one bloggers weighing in on what has transpired in Haiti’s earthquake and its aftermath. I’m not here to talk about Pat Robertson, the U.N., the Haitian government, or the relief efforts, because there are way too many people who know much more than me about all of that. Instead, I want [...]

To all my other revolution-minded brothers and sisters (especially the saints at New Life Church), mark your calendards. Next Wendesday, November 4th at 7:30 PM ET, for one night only, Hillsong United is showing their new revolution documentary, We’re All in This Together. This is United’s own description of the event: On Wednesday, November 4th, [...]

Charity: water is making waves (pun somewhat intended) as of late in the social justice world. Their September campaign is an exciting initiative, and their fundraising methods have been a breath of fresh air. I love that the more novel fundraising ideas circulating these days are upholding the cause of justice in our world. The [...]

During our church staff’s prayer and fasting week, we took a time to pray over the four core areas of our social justice initiatives: – HIV/AIDS – Extreme Poverty – Sex Trade – Widows and Orphans To be completely honest (and show you just how broken I am), when I saw the first three, my initial [...]

The newest Hillsong album, Faith+Hope+Love will be released in the U.S. this coming Tuesday. I’ve had the privilege of listening to the album, and I’m amazed year after year at how this one church consistently writes and produces such amazing worship music. Congrats to the Hillsong music crew on another amazing album, you guys truly write music that inspires this whole [...]