Why I Took My Family to Face White Supremacists Jon Huckins 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 2 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 38 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? Morf Morford June 28, 2014 General 28 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 Jarrod McKenna April 28, 2014 General 103 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 Tony Campolo January 30, 2014 Family and Parenting, General, Global 23 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 61 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 Morf Morford December 11, 2013 General, Global 19 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 General 33 NOV 11, 2013 | BY: SHANE CLAIBORNE -- I absolutely love that the Church celebrates Martin of Tours, the “patron saint of soldiers”, on the...
If Jesus is a pansy, I want to be one too – Reflections on Christlikeness Kurt Willems October 31, 2013 General 44 OCT 31, 2013 | BY: KURT WILLEMS -- Recently a pastor wrote an article about why God is not a pacifist. He writes, "Those who want...