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The CCDA Conference 2023
(A shared reflection, by Elizabeth and Ivy) The CCDA . . . The CCDA… Prayer: Help me to walk in your power Lord, and not my own. |...
Ivy
Oct 17, 20231 min read
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Ivy
Sep 29, 20230 min read
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Let’s Talk Climate Change: Clothing
Let’s talk about Fashion: What is “Fast Fashion?” A Call to Change
Ivy
Sep 22, 20231 min read
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My Journey Toward Justice, Part Two
Welcome or welcome back to part 2 of my journey toward justice. This is where I am sharing key moments and learnings from my personal...
Ivy
Sep 15, 20236 min read
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My Journey Toward Justice, Part One
Greetings, my name is Andrew Fassett and I am the newest staff member at The Boston Faith and Justice Network. I am excited to be joining...
Ivy
Sep 8, 20235 min read
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Ivy
Sep 1, 20230 min read
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The Questions We Ask . . . . An Origin Story
Although many of us have probably read and reread the story of the Good Samaritan in Luke we might not have noticed its context. I mean...
Ivy
Aug 25, 20233 min read
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Let’s Talk Climate Change: Plastics and Recycling
Plastic grocery bags: 10 to 20 years So yeah, these plastics hang around on the earth for a long time. And even if they dissolve, they...
Ivy
Aug 18, 20231 min read
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A Reflection On My Time With BFJN
This past year interning for BFJN has been the most unexpected blessing. My start at BFJN was rather accidental. I had attended an event...
Ivy
Aug 11, 20232 min read
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Grateful Living
Thomas Merton (1915-1968), a Christian theologian who wrote in the twentieth century stated, “Gratitude is the heart of the solitary...
Ivy
Aug 4, 20233 min read
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Reflections on Micah Weekend with Highrock!
It’s been a little over two weeks since we had the privilege of leading a Micah experience with a middle school youth group from Highrock...
Ivy
Jul 31, 20232 min read
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Let's Talk Climate Change: Food
Welcome back to the second installment of BFJN’s “Let’s Talk Climate Change” blog series! In the last blog, I wrote about my own...
Ivy
Jul 21, 20234 min read
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Let's Talk Climate Change: My Christian Conviction
This is my story, the avenue that I have found, leading me to fulfilling my duty as a human being to care for the earth. I encourage you...
Ivy
Jul 7, 20231 min read
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A Preview of our Fall Book Club: "Following Jesus in a Warming World"
Following Jesus in a Warming World is a challenging and inspiring book. When we decided to focus on Climate Change as our second issue...
Ivy
Jul 1, 20233 min read
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Ivy
Jun 24, 20230 min read
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Live Generously
If anyone is poor among your fellow Israelites in any of the towns of the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or...
Ivy
Jun 9, 20232 min read
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Grace Can Lead Us Home - Reflections
“ . . . part of gospel work is reimagining how resources and power are structured, as well as our role in them.” (Grace Can Lead Us Home,...
Ivy
Jun 2, 20231 min read
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Youth Homelessness: Slow, Relational Work
https://www.boston.gov/departments/housing/bostons-way-home/ending-youth-and-young-adult-homelessness https://lend-a-hand-society.org/upr...
Ivy
May 26, 20231 min read
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Immigration, Housing Justice, and the Christian Duty
May witnessed the end of Title 42. This was an immigration policy enacted under the Trump administration and continued under the Biden...
Ivy
May 22, 20233 min read
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An Act of Resistance
A few months ago, Ivy and I decided to create a BFJN podcast. There were a lot of reasons why this format really fit with the mission and...
Ivy
Apr 28, 20233 min read
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