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Posts Categorized: Commit to the Gospel of Peace
September 25, 2017
Peacemaking is essential to our faith Matthew 5:21–26 Submitted by Rev. Dr. Daniel J. Ott So when you are offering your gift at the altar, if you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister, and… Read more »
September 21, 2017
We commit to the study and practice of nonviolence Matthew 5:1–10 Submitted by Rev. Ginna Bairby Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Reflection: I love the beatitudes because they turn our conventional value systems upside down. They cast aside the way a fallen world assigns worth and lift up… Read more »
September 18, 2017
Peacemaking is essential to our faith I Corinthians 1:20–31 Submitted by Rev. Ginna Bairby “Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?” Reflection: “Peacemaking? You’re working on peacemaking? Good luck with that!” Have you gotten that response before? Many of us have. My friend David is a singer-songwriter who put a successful… Read more »
September 11, 2017
Peacemaking is essential to our faith 2 Corinthians 5:16–21 Submitted by Rev. Roger Scott Powers From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way. So if anyone is in Christ, there is a… Read more »
September 4, 2017
Peacemaking is essential to our faith Matthew 22:35–40 Submitted by Rev. Terra Winston And one of them, a doctor of the Law, putting him to the test, asked him, “Master, which is the great commandment in the Law?” Jesus said to him, “‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and… Read more »
September 3, 2017
Peacemaking is essential to our faith Romans 12:18 Submitted by Rev. Jessica Hawkinson If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Reflection: Welcome to the 2017 Season of Peace. In this season, you’re invited to walk with five peacemakers through five affirmations that are central to the… Read more »
