As we start our journey through 2022, we invite you to take a moment to reflect with us on where we have been and where we are going. We thank God for the meaningful encounters, resources, and conversations shared throughout the last year – and for the significant questions that were raised. Some of those questions are precisely what guide us into the year ahead.
The good Samaritan story is about loving our neighbor, and Jesus’ visit with Mary and Martha is about loving God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. To Al Tizon, these encounters have everything to do with Christmas, because Christmas is ultimately a love story.
In this episode, we discuss Daniela Amestegui’s art piece titled “Advent” from her larger collection called “Pallay: Andean Weaving of Liturgy and Design.” We invite you to reflect with us on this piece of art that roots us in this season of anticipation, exemplifies a creative approach to liturgy, and inspires us to do art and theology from our local contexts.
In the second part of our spotlight on Ron Sider, we share a conversation between Ron and one of the many people he has mentored through the years, Al Tizon (Networking Team, INFEMIT).
Ron Sider’s work and his writings on holistic mission have inspired and guided so many within the INFEMIT community. Originally from Canada, Ron’s experience living in inner-city Philadelphia, an urban city in the United States, was particularly influential in shaping his thoughts on social justice and Christian witness. Ron’s work has had a wide reach: he helped organize the 1973 meeting that led to the Chicago Declaration of Evangelical Social Concern, he founded the network now known as Christians for Social Action, and he contributed many important writings, such as Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger…
“How I understand reconciliation is the transformation of relationships, that include for sure the transformation of interpersonal relationships…[but] we need to consider the other dimensions of reconciliation, forgiveness, and repentance, especially in contexts of post-armed conflict or of current exploitation and marginalization of human groups… I never speak of reconciliation without using the term ‘transformation.'” Listen to this podcast by Nina Balmaceda.
Corneliu Constantineanu was a theologian whose work was deeply rooted in his context – Romania. He was passionate about the relationship between the Church and the public sphere, and he is remembered as a tireless and dedicated INFEMIT Networking Team member, a devoted husband and father, and a leader and friend to many…
In this episode, we discuss Zach Stewart’s art featured in the music video for “The Medicine,” a song composed by Common Hymnal, Dee Wilson, and Alex Aiono. We invite you to reflect with us on the experience of creating art that intertwines praise and protest and how art can be used as a space and an invitation.
Melba Maggay (Philippines) has been involved in INFEMIT since its early beginnings, after the Lausanne gathering in 1974. She is well known for her work and writing in the area of gospel and culture…
In this episode, we feature a conversation with Abdiel Espinoza, on his collection of poems entitled “Days of exile.” Let’s reflect together on the experience of COVID-19 through the lens of exile and our shared lament.