ABCMC EWind: Gratitude & Advent Resources

Pastoral Letter on Conscience, Human Dignity, & Immigration Enforcement in Chicago

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The September EWind is out!

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ABCMC Announces Interim Regional Executive Ministers, Rev. Carol McVetty & Rev. Douglas Harris, effective Mid-October - mailchi.mp/e8264ebd99dd...

This week ABHMS will host an Urgent Briefing regarding the Immigration Crisis. Register today! web.cvent.com/event/aaa846...

24 Christmas Quotes About Faith and Justice At its core, the Christmas story is radical.

We at Sojourners wish you a very Merry Christmas! Here are 24 Christmas quotes about faith and justice to inspire you on this Christmas Day:

Day 25: Fruit

Photo: Group photos of summer camps from 2021 to 2024

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Day 24: Come

Photo: CITs set off on their first journey into the wilderness

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Day 23: Shine

Photo: Sunset over sand volleyball at Camp Mack

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Day 22: Lifted

Photo: Flying Squirrel and climbing wall at Camp Mack

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Day 21: Mercy

Photo: Practicing wilderness first aid skills

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Day 20: Love

Photo: Campers fish together on Lake Waubee

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Day 19: Home

Photo: Cabins at Camp Alexander Mack

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Day 18: Gather

Photo: Campers work for balance on the low ropes course

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Day 17: Trust

Photo: Building a human Tower of Babel in worship

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Day 16: Gentleness

Photo: Campers befriending a centipede

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Day 15: Rejoice

Photo: Green Cabin strives to win Cabin Olympics

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Day 14: Proclaim

Photo: Counselors & CITs lead morning worship at Camp Alexander Mack

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Day 13: Salvation

Photo: Hiking around the Ho-Chunk’s Tewakącąk: Sacred Lake

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Day 12: Righteousness

Photo: Sunset hide & seek at Camp Alexander Mack

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Day 11: Prepare

Photo: Cooking together at Salamonie Reservoir

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Day 10: Joy

Photo: Campers enjoy the (not so) Silent Disco at Camp Mack

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Day 9: Refine

Photo: CITs perfect their s’more skills at Salamonie Reservoir

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Day 8: Splendor

Photo: Stargazing during Pastor Camp at Camp Tamarack

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Day 7: Safety

Photo: Canoeing on Lake Waubee

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Day 6: Faithfulness

Photo: Camp Counselors, CITs, & Pastors in Arky Parky at Camp Mack

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In Difficult Times, We Find Out What Kind of Christians We Are We’re living in a historic moral crisis; small actions can still make a difference.

From Rev. Michael Woolf's sermon at Lake Street Church in Evanston, Ill., on Sunday, Nov. 10: If you’ve ever wondered what you would do in the middle of a moral crisis, you can rest assured, you live in one now.

All Is Calm: Scripture’s Radical Call To Rest During Advent Five suggestions for stillness despite the busyness of the season.

"This Advent, we can let the good news of salvation lead us to listen to God through our sleep, to protect our inner stillness no matter the external circumstances, and to find sanctuary for ourselves and others."