Dave Buerstetta on striving to do justice and love others while walking humbly with God
As I have the last couple years, I'm attempting to live blog this annual event to raise awareness about homelessness in DuPage County -- and to raise funds to help neighbors experiencing homelessness. Bridge Communities puts on this event to aid their efforts to end homelessness. 6:30am The view in the light of day: 3:30am …
Continue reading Live blogging Sleep Out Saturday 2016 #HomelessNoMore
Here's a little something that got sucked into my black hole of non-blogging during the last [gulp] half of 2015: That is a picture of the results of the Offering of Letters we collected in October. Apparently, it wasn't as memorable as I would have liked. When I asked our church's Administrative Council what the …
Well, that happened fast. I guess sometimes it all comes together. Lately I've used this space, as I often do, to write about the Christian duty to engage in justice advocacy to alleviate hunger, poverty and oppression. Then Bread for the World picked up a little of what I wrote and asked if they could …
If so, all you have to do is read a little and add your name to a letter. Sometimes advocacy is just that simple. Illinois residents (along with those of Alaska, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia) have an opportunity - I would even say a duty - to influence legislation …
Continue reading Wanna feed 2 million people – or even 9 million – in less than 10 minutes?
At the end of last year I wrote about why my wife, Joann, and I support Bread for the World. Today, I think I can sum up our advocacy with and for Bread in two numbers: 2000 6% 2000 isn't much of a revelation. Along with others, I've been sharing that number for years. 2000 …
Summer is winding down, school begins soon for many and the weather is (finally!) outstanding, beautiful and inspiring. If you’re like me, that means your tolerance for reading some long missive from me is basically nil. Yet, the call to incarnate the love of God as experienced in the birth, life, death and resurrection of …
All That I Can't Leave Unsaid 