# want help (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover want help. Page: Feed: --- ## [Every New ICE Detention Center Tells a Bigger Story](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/every-new-ice-detention-center-tells) _2026-08-17 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ A new 1,600-bed private ICE detention facility is set to open in Minnesota. Dilley and Delaney Hall show us why we should care about what happens inside. ## [Belonging Notes: Here's what you might have missed this week](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/belonging-notes-heres-what-you-might) _2026-08-15 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ A weekly collection of essays, social posts, reader reflections, and what comes next. ## [Last Night, Minnesota Chose a Different Kind of Belonging](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/last-night-minnesota-chose-a-different) _2026-08-12 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ Peggy Flanagan said we should stand with immigrant communities even when it isn’t politically convenient. Last night, Minnesota voters chose her. ## [Most Immigrants Aren’t Asking for Special Treatment](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/most-immigrants-arent-asking-for) _2026-08-10 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ They’re asking for the same things most people want: safety, stability, opportunity, care, and the chance to build a life. ## [Belonging Notes: What We Talked About This Week](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/belonging-notes-what-we-talked-about) _2026-08-08 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ A weekly collection of essays, social posts, reader reflections, and what comes next. ## [Being Welcomed Is Not the Same as Belonging](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/being-welcomed-is-not-the-same-as) _2026-08-07 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ A welcome can open the door. Belonging lets us walk through it without leaving our language, culture, or identity behind. ## [The Ballot Is More Than a Right. It Is a Place to Belong.](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/the-ballot-is-more-than-a-right-it) _2026-08-05 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ I came to America at five, became eligible for citizenship at eighteen, and did not begin voting until my twenties. Here is why I joined 1000 Miles to Memphis. ## [ICE Isn’t Just Tracking Immigrants. It’s Marking Them.](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/ice-isnt-just-tracking-immigrants) _2026-08-03 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ How electronic surveillance turns immigration enforcement into public stigma—and creates profit from the people being watched. ## [Welcome to Beauty of Belonging](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/welcome-to-beauty-of-belonging) _2026-07-29 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ Immigrant stories deserve more room than politics, struggle, sacrifice, and success. ## ['A disbelief in misogyny has no bearing on its existence'](https://joylaprade.substack.com/p/a-disbelief-in-misogyny-has-no-bearing) _2026-05-21 · Joy LaPrade · Remembering Her_ Complementarian theology creates churches where women are harmed, but no one can see it ## [Crypto Payments, No Custody (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FSXMm1ey3nmU) _2026-05-21 · **Sponsored**_ Send crypto to merchant wallets via API with real-time updates and automatic fees. ## [Our 'dis-membered' churches need a woman's gift](https://joylaprade.substack.com/p/our-dis-membered-churches-need-a) _2026-05-04 · Joy LaPrade · Remembering Her_ As consumer culture and abuses of power tear us apart, Mary of Bethany can help remember the body of Christ. (Plus a Mother's Day book giveaway!) ## [I'm still afraid of the 'female ghosts' at church](https://joylaprade.substack.com/p/im-still-afraid-of-the-female-ghosts) _2026-04-24 · Joy LaPrade · Remembering Her_ False teachings about women create fear and destroy relationships. Can we notice and name these lies instead? ## [What the Boundary Waters gave me — and what we stand to lose](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/what-the-boundary-waters-gave-me) _2026-04-21 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ A personal story and a call to protect it ## [Should your pastor have a podcast?](https://joylaprade.substack.com/p/should-your-pastor-have-a-podcast) _2026-04-13 · Joy LaPrade · Remembering Her_ Our expectations of church have been shaped by social media and consumer culture. This is dangerous. ## [We need better ways to think about authority in the church](https://joylaprade.substack.com/p/we-need-better-ways-to-think-about) _2026-03-26 · Joy LaPrade · Remembering Her_ 'A Theology of Authority' can help us develop more truly 'biblical' leadership practices ## [Mud pies in a slum, McDonald's at the White House, and the poverty of tables 'for men only'](https://joylaprade.substack.com/p/mud-pies-in-a-slum-mcdonalds-at-the) _2026-03-19 · Joy LaPrade · Remembering Her_ Practicing gender roles in the church is easy. Can we imagine something better? ## [The Women Showing Up for Minnesota](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/the-women-showing-up-for-minnesota) _2026-03-10 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ Organizing, responding, documenting, advocating, and caring when communities need it most ## [Is the body of Christ real?](https://joylaprade.substack.com/p/is-the-body-of-christ-real) _2026-03-04 · Joy LaPrade · Remembering Her_ How the story of "Doubting" Thomas has given me hope after spiritual abuse ## [If You’re Afraid to Speak Up, Read This](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/if-youre-afraid-to-speak-up-read) _2026-03-03 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ What I’ve learned about influence, backlash, and using your platform when it actually matters ## [Rent, Resistance, and Responsibility](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/rent-resistance-and-responsibility) _2026-02-25 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ The community gathers at Minneapolis City Hall to call for a moratorium ## [Earn crypto from idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yZo6C4c98dfc) _2026-02-25 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI command, connect your GPU, and start receiving crypto payouts. ## [Life as an immigrant in Minnesota](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/life-as-an-immigrant-in-minnesota) _2026-02-23 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ A personal essay on fear, community resistance, mutual aid, and the emotional impact of ICE. ## [A woman's place is at the Teacher's feet](https://joylaprade.substack.com/p/jesus-didnt-send-mary-back-to-the) _2026-01-20 · Joy LaPrade · Remembering Her_ The story of Mary and Martha is about a Savior who wants women as disciples, not servants ## [If You Want to Help Minnesota, Start Here](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/if-you-want-to-help-minnesota-start) _2026-01-16 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ From legal rights guidance to food drives and mutual aid — for people affected and those who want to help. ## [What I’m not willing to look away from](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/what-im-not-willing-to-look-away) _2026-01-14 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ Minnesota is grieving, protesting, and demanding accountability — this is why I’m speaking up instead of scrolling past. ## [I’m not rushing into 2026](https://beautyofbelonging.substack.com/p/im-not-rushing-into-2026) _2026-01-07 · Gwen Lane · Beauty of Belonging_ This is a quiet beginning. A reflection on choosing steadiness over urgency, and entering a new year without rushing myself. ## [Silent night, holy night... time to make sure the church brand is in sight](https://joylaprade.substack.com/p/silent-night-holy-night-time-to-make) _2025-12-20 · Joy LaPrade · Remembering Her_ When churches handle Christmas as a marketing opportunity, we've missed the gift of the gospel ## [Evangelicals have a problem with authority](https://joylaprade.substack.com/p/evangelicals-have-a-problem-with) _2025-12-05 · Joy LaPrade · Remembering Her_ “The Myth of Good Christian Parenting” reveals how unhealthy teachings harmed children, parents, and the church family overall