Tagged Nonviolence

Why Guns in Church are Not for Me

November 17, 2017

Church Life, General, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Theology

What makes more sense for us as Christians is to pause and consider why our government refuses to consider looking at altering even the tiniest bit of gun legislation, and yet, seems surprised and grief-stricken as these horrors continue happening.

Why I Took My Family to Face White Supremacists

September 9, 2017

Family and Parenting, Peace & Nonviolence, Practical Justice, Race

The making of peace requires at least as much strategy and commitment as the making of war.

The Holy Tradition of Going to Jail for Jesus

Shane Claiborne

July 17, 2017

Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Practical Justice, Theology

There are a lot of ways to change the world. Going to jail isn’t the only way to do it. But it is one way.

Now Is The Time For Prophetic Moral Action

William J. Barber

July 15, 2017

General, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Practical Justice

It’s time for those of us who are called to proclaim and embody God’s Word to put on our clerical robes, take up our holy books, and speak truth in the public square.

What part of ‘Thou shall not kill’ do you not get?

June 28, 2014

JUNE 28, 2014 | BY: MORF MORFORD -- From the opening scenes of the Bible (Genesis 4:8) we see murder. In fact we see violence, destruction...

The Beauty of Baptism & Sister Sarah Palin

April 28, 2014

APRIL 28, 2014 | BY: JARROD MCKENNA -- Oh, Sarah Palin. So you’ve most likely heard Sarah Palin used baptism as a metaphor...

Reflections on Ron Sider's Newest Book, The Church on Killing

January 30, 2014

Family and Parenting, General, Global

JAN 30, 2014 | BY: TONY CAMPOLO -- Ron Sider's newest publication, The Church on Killing, is, as the subtitle suggests, a fairly comprehensive...

Kill or Be Killed? The Cost of Nonviolent Resistance

Gary Alan Taylor

January 28, 2014

Church Life, General, Theology

JAN 28, 2014 | BY: GARY ALAN TAYLOR -- I honestly cannot remember ever hearing a sermon preached on nonviolence. I’ve listened to pastors...

Mandela Is Dead

December 11, 2013

General, Global

DEC 11, 2013 | BY: MORF MORFORD -- Mandela is dead, and I don’t know about anyone else, but I feel a cold, dark shadow saturating...

Feasting Martin of Tours on Veterans Day

Shane Claiborne

November 11, 2013

NOV 11, 2013 | BY: SHANE CLAIBORNE -- I absolutely love that the Church celebrates Martin of Tours, the “patron saint of soldiers”, on the...