Tag: peacemaking
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De-constructing Gun Violence
Violence is deep in us – humans – and so is the fear of violence. This probably has something to do with the way we – Americans – are stockpiling the means of violence at an ever-accelerating rate. Keeping candy in the kitchen makes it more likely we’ll cheat on our diets. Having guns in…
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Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Although I have picked up the task of typing the order of service for our Sunday morning worship, that doesn’t mean I read the bulletin ahead of time, especially if whoever is planning the service has copied-and-pasted in various blocks of text representing parts of the service. This explains how today’s prayer of confession hit…
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Promoting Peacemaking
Just learned that the PC(USA) is offering a number of resources focusing on peacemaking, including Bible Study curriculum and daily devotions, leading up to World Communion Sunday, the first Sunday in October (this year, October 2). They are available at the Season of Peace website