Is Brazil’s Universal Church of the Kingdom of God a field hospital or a marketplace?
by Paulo Pereira– Iwas doing a hospital visit as a newly ordained Presbyterian minister in Brazil. It was late at...
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Tips for when the command ‘do not be anxious’ is hard
By Crystal Caviness- Even when the Rev. John Stephens quotes the Apostle Paul’s writings in Philippians 4:6 that say,...
Psalm 129: The possibility of breaking the silence
On this day, June 3rd, when Argentina elevates itself once more to the chant of NI UNA MENOS, against...
WACC launches resource hub for inclusive, ethical migration reporting
The number of people who live in a country other than the one in which they were born is...
The efects of the pandemic over the Indigean Amazonia – Part 2
Sheila Tanaka/ KOINONIA– Fundamentalisms in the Amazonia In 2020, the Ecumenic Forum ATC (FESUR) conducted a research over the...
The effects of the pandemic in the indigenous Amazon- Part 1
BRAZIL- Sheila Tanaka, Koinonia- The pandemic of the new coronavirus raised several reflections on life in big cities, work...
Brief history of the Christian anti-vaccines movement
PERU- Guillermo Flores Borda- According to theologist Paul Martens, Metallica is a “strongly religious band,” with songs filled with...
The ecumenical spirit at Calvin’s Cathedral
Few moments in the early history of the World Council of Churches have embodied and conveyed the spirit of...
“We keep getting killed”: Colombian indigenous minga*
COLOMBIA- By Miguel Estupiñán– Native communities of Northern Cauca claim for lands, democracy and peace. An estimate number of...
The emergency on the Amazon calls for a new form of being a church
URUGUAY- By Humberto Martín Shikiya and Darío Barolín– AIPRAL–An integral conversion in the communities and a new form of...