Why I Took My Family to Face White Supremacists
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
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
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 | 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 | 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
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
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
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
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
OCT 31, 2013 | BY: KURT WILLEMS -- Recently a pastor wrote an article about why God is not a pacifist. He writes, "Those who want...