500th anniversary of Luther’s treatise ‘On the Freedom of a Christian

Pastor serves calm, burgers, directions on election day 

“I’m so glad to see you,” said Elena, the elderly Latina woman, tears in her eyes, who was confused about where she was supposed to go. 

On 3 November 2020, I joined a…

LWF webinar: ‘Being (hu)man in a world of violence’ engages feminism and positive masculinities

In the course of my parish and teaching ministry, I have encountered sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in many forms. I have accompanied…

A piggery in Haiti, and how it creates livelihoods 

Let me…

Honduras after the hurricanes

I’ve worked in Honduras over many years since the late 90s, working in emergency response and as a photojournalist. Recently I went to visit some of the areas that were worst hit by the double hurricanes in…

Finding our place in God’s great creation

There is a saying that goes, “We are born as originals, but die as copies.” The quote is originally formulated as a question by the poet Edward Young in the 18th century: “Born Originals, how…

LWF scholarship holder explains her focus on Dalit women

The caste system is a brutal, systematic, and intentional social construct that stratifies the society into a strict social order, which sacralizes some bodies while dehumanizing…

Looking back at one year of the COVID-19 pandemic

One year ago, on 11 March 2020, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization.

This was an unprecedented challenge, where people, communities, and churches faced…

This year, the 65th UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) put women’s participation in public life at the center of its deliberations. The theme for this year was Women’s full and…

I was a teenager when it started. It was a time of profound changes in Chilean society, with polarized opinions. People increasingly resorted to a demonization of the other. Hate speech began to spread and became “normal”.

History tells us…