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The Neighbor Project Challenge: BE the Neighbor

May 11, 2019.  Just a year after Emmanuel House and The Joseph Corporation merged to become The Neighbor Project, the new organization held its very first Gala fund raiser in one of Aurora’s newest premium venues: Bureau Gravity, just across … Continue reading

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Searching for Prophets

Below is a VIDEO of a sermon I preached on January 28, 2019, concerning how to listen for prophetic voices and act within the prophetic tradition by comforting and advocating for the poor, the oppressed, and the captive.  These were … Continue reading

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The Racial Wealth Gap

Every time I see a headline like the one below—“Racial Bias Among EMTs?”—I’m almost never surprised any more.  I have a big stack of reports from the Chicago Tribune detailing facts that black people, especially, get the poorest health care … Continue reading

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