JUSTICE, SUFFERING, & WHOLENESS
Disaster
- Prayer in Time of Disaster
- In Times of Disaster – A Spiritual Practice by Lilly Lewin
- Where is God in Disaster?
- Discerning Through Suffering and Solace
- Lord Break Our Hearts
- Crack; a poem by Ana Lisa de Jong
- A Prayer for The Victims of Dorian and Imelda, and bushfires in Australia
- A Prayer for Those Impacted by Hurricane Dorian
Coronavirus
- Lenten Lament by Lilly Lewin
- Amazon Box Prayer Practices by Lilly Lewin
- Coronavirus Anxiety Workbook by the Wellness Society
- Living Through Uncertain Times by Carol Dixon
- Noah in Lockdown by Diane Woodrow
- Finding Living Hope after a Pandemic Job Loss by Jenneth Graser
- My Sheltering Place by Rodney Marsh
- Trusting in Jesus: Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled by April Yamasaki
- Practices for a Distance Socializing Difference by Lisa DeRosa
- The Abundance of Cardinals by Lilly Lewin
- Visual Liturgy: Praise Song for the Pandemic by Christine Valters Paintner
- God Wants Healing…in Spite of COVID-19
- No Anchor But Jesus by Jody Collins
- Slow Travel Guide by Lisa DeRosa
- Knowing God’s Will During the COVID-19 Crisis by Donna Chako
- What Can We Learn from Tomatoes about Reopening our Churches?
- Kitchen Still Life Prayers by Lilly Lewin
- 20/20 Perfect Vision by Diane Woodrow
- Coloring During COVID-19 by Lilly Lewin
- The Great Pause or A Complete Reset
- Giving It All To You by Sheila Hamil
- Empty Prayer for Anxious Humans – by Mandy Smith
- Practicing Gratitude in the Middle of COVID-19 by Lilly Lewin
- Preparing for the Coronavirus… and other Disasters
- Do You Feel Like You are in a Storm?
- Soul Care for a Chaotic COVID-19 Filled Lent
- Strengthening Family Bonds in a Time of Social Distancing
- COVID-19 Pandemic…An Opportunity for Your Church to Care for Neighbors
Remembering 9/11
- September 11th Resource List
- Litany for 9/11 by Fran Pratt
- In search of peace: Remembering 9/11 by Jeannie Kendall
- 9/11 – Ten Years Later
- Remembering 9/11, and Praying for Peace
- Memorial 9/11 Prayer and Pope Francis Call to Peace
- Remembering September 11, 2001 by Michael Moore
Products
Resource List
Posts
- International Day of the World’s Indigenous People by Rachel Taber-Hamilton
- What are BLM Protests Teaching Us? by Diane Woodrow
- What is Juneteenth? by Lisa DeRosa
- How Do We Respond?
- Day of Listening, Learning, and Looking by Circlewood
- International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination by Rachel Taber-Hamilton
- Civil Rights… What Difference Can I Make? by Denise Moore
- World Social Justice Day by Emily Huff
- Privilege? by Diane Woodrow
- World Day of Social Justice: Contemplative Prayer as Fuel for Social Justice by Lynne Baab
- Looking at Shalom through a Lens of Justice by Hilary Horn
- Love’s Darkest Hour by Any Wade
- Every Heart Beats in Every Chest – Nelson Mandela Day by Jenneth Graser
- Litany for Chaos by Fran Pratt
- What’s In Your Heart? by Lilly Lewin
- Love Justice & Mercy by Michael Moore
- Justice: What Love Looks Like In Public by Kathy Escobar
- Pursuing Radical Shalom in a Divided World with Leroy Barber
- A Prayer for Refugees
- World Refugee Day: Imagining a New Way
Resources
- Contemplative Service for Racial Reconciliation and Peace – St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Seattle
- The Voice of Protest Poetry by Mary Harwell Sayler
- Field Notes: A Kairos Moment by Sarah Bessey
- Engage and Respond – Evangelical Covenant Church
- Anti-Racism Resources
- Black Farming – Food Sovereignty
- Acres of Ancestry
- Ministry Resources and Articles by Northwest Conference
- Black Lives Matter – Dwight Friesen
- Civil Eats
- Resources to Address Racism and Oppression
- Resource List from St. Andrew’s Church
- Resources from Cedar Park Church in British Columbia
- Sermon Series on Unravelling Racism – Cedar Park Church
- Map of Native Land
Books
- A Reading List About Anti-Black Racism and Food
- Ambassadors of Reconciliation: New Testament Reflections
- Little Book of Restorative Justice
- Farming While Black
- Racism and Racial Justice book list by Hearts & Minds Bookstore
- Support Black-Owned Businesses: 181 Places to Start Online
Celebrating Black History Month – February
- History.com – 2021 Theme: “Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity”
- Facing History and Ourselves – Honoring Black Agency & Black Joy – 2021
- Tolerance.org – Why We Need Black History Month – Especially this Year!
- The Washington Post – Stories, Quotes, and Photos
Videos
Shalom
- Books about Shalom – Reader’s Favs
- Cultivating Pathways of Shalom – The Outward Journey by Andy Wade
- Cultivating Pathways of Shalom – The Inward Journey by Andy Wade
- Thinking as a Barrier to, and Presence as a Broker of, Shalom by Steve Wickham
- Reflections and Prayers on Shalom by Talitha Fraser
- Shalom in a World of Conflict – Part 1 by Andy Wade
- Shalom in a World of Conflict – Part 2 by Andy Wade
- The Prayer of Saint Francis… in Your Neighborhood by Rev. Rebecca Sumner
- Shalom: Wholeness and Well-being by Lynne Baab
- God’s Welcome Mat by Lilly Lewin
- Living Into the Sabbath
- The Upside Down King
- Peace with “Them” by Gil George
- Finding God’s Shalom in Grief by Shelby Selvidge
- More Posts from Living Into the Shalom of God
- More Posts on Radical Shalom
Wholeness
- The Gift of Wonder with Dr. Christine Sine by Donna Chacko at Serenity and Health
- Glimpses of Wholeness
- Give Birth to Wholeness
- Trekking the Lonely Pilgrimage of Hardship Into Wholeness by Steve Wickham
- God Believes in Healing
- Living in Healing and Freedom by Lilly Lewin
- Wholeness and Brokenness; A Poem by Jeannie Kendall
- Hospitality as Means of Health, Wholeness and Shalom
- Conceive Us In Your Wholeness Lord
- A Hidden Wholeness
- On Self Care by Jeannie Kendall
Products
- Shalom and the Wholeness of God – Download
- A Journey Into Wholeness: Book, Download, or Bundle with Breath Prayer Cards
- FREE: Broken Into Wholeness; Poems for Recovery by Ana Lisa de Jong
- FREE: Colourful Me: Open Ended Art Exercises to Bring Out Your Creativity by Kim Balke