Whose Death Does God Cheer?
BY: JIMMY SPENCER JR. -- I'm not a pacifist—but I do not celebrate the death of another human. Even Osama bin Laden...
Death Be Not Proud: The Easter Gospel of Non-Violence
Tomorrow is "Good" Friday, the day Christians around the world remember Jesus' crucifixion. Last year on Good Friday one of my neighbors said to me, "I thought it's supposed to rain on Good Friday... but t...
Does it Pay to Pray for Healing?
A widowed mother of six dies of breast cancer. In the months preceding her death, the members of her church held weekly prayer meetings, begging God to heal her. Twice, all night prayer vigils were held on ...
Redemptive Poetry on a Night of Violence
It is Sunday night, and I am suddenly awake at the crack of too-close gunfire. I creep to the window without turning on the light, more curious than afraid until I remember I don’t know if my daughter Miran...