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Posts Tagged: peace & global witness
September 13, 2020
Family of Choice Peace in Relationships Henry Koenig Stone John 19:26–27 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, “Woman, here is your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his… Read more »
September 12, 2020
Wrestling with Toxic Masculinity Peace Within Rev. Carl Horton 1 Corinthians 13:4–8 Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears… Read more »
September 10, 2020
Inner Peace in a Burning World Peace Within Rev. Ben Perry John 16:33 “I have said this to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” (RSV) Reflection: What does it mean to cultivate inner peace in a world… Read more »
September 9, 2020
Accepting Hope Peace Within Elder Susan B. Orr 1 Timothy 4:10 “For to this end we toil and struggle, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.” Reflection: On Epiphany this year, I was given my first “Star Word” by a… Read more »
October 6, 2019
Partaking in peace in worship and at table this World Communion Sunday and through the Peace & Global Witness Offering Giving and receiving our portion Rev. Dr. Alonzo Johnson Lamentations 3:24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in God.” Reflection: Today’s text from Lamentations comes from a dark time… Read more »
October 5, 2019
Making peace by supporting refugees and migrants A preferential option for the poor Joseph Jadway Marasigan Matthew 8:20 (NIV) Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” Reflection: The passage above tells readers that Jesus was virtually a homeless person. He stayed… Read more »
October 4, 2019
Making peace by supporting refugees and migrants What makes a home? Ekama Eni Psalm 84:3 Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. Reflection: What is home? Where is home? For some… Read more »
October 3, 2019
Making peace by supporting refugees and migrants Hearers and doers Rev. Dr. Robert B. Woodruff Matthew 7:24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.” Reflection: Our church was recently asked to be a long-term host site providing transitional… Read more »
October 2, 2019
Making peace by supporting refugees and migrants Narrow gates Rev. Raafat L. Zaki Matthew 7:13 “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life,… Read more »
October 1, 2019
Making peace by supporting refugees and migrants Witness to God’s love for all people Joseph Jadway Marasigan Matthew 7:1–2 NIV “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” Reflection: As… Read more »
