https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Fri, 26 Apr 2024 01:21:45 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 14:38:02 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/biblical-justice/restorative-justice/love-me-inside-out What follows is an attempt to help you understand our friends in the sex trade along East Colfax. An attempt to help you know them from the inside out so that you can love them from the inside out. Shawn Sikkema https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/biblical-justice/restorative-justice/love-me-inside-out Wed, 05 Feb 2020 14:38:02 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/evangelism/jesus-was-cool I could have been offended by her words—some might say I should have been. After all, what she attached to Jesus’ name was crude and vulgar, only softened by the word “cool.” Her words were far removed from the beautiful ones we use to describe Jesus—Savior, Lord, King. Shawn Sikkema https://network.crcna.org/topic/church-strategy-mission/evangelism/jesus-was-cool Tue, 04 Feb 2020 15:32:16 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/indigenous-native-american/bead-work-and-ministry-presence As I walked through the doors of the Native Friendship Center and mounted the stairs to the loft, I heard the cheerful laughter that told me my friend was there. No one laughs like Marie*. Kenneth Wallace Ph.D. https://network.crcna.org/topic/specialized-communities/indigenous-native-american/bead-work-and-ministry-presence Tue, 04 Feb 2020 14:53:01 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/disability-concerns/theology/and-they-made-opening “I don’t like the winter,” Mack said.  “Of course you don’t,” I replied absently, not looking up from my computer. “It’s because of the ice on the sidewalks,” he continued. “It’s hard for my walking stick to feel around the edges.”  smith jenna https://network.crcna.org/topic/justice-inclusion/disability-concerns/theology/and-they-made-opening Tue, 05 Nov 2019 15:15:56 +0000