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Posts Tagged: reconciliation
September 17, 2018
Go and see: a better peace for our children By Rev. Dean McDonald Proverbs 22:1–21 Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray. Reflection: Disciples in the FJKM (Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar), a sister church of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), are ministering every day to… Read more »
September 16, 2018
Go and see By Rev. Patrick D. Heery John 1:43–51 Philip said to him, “Come and see.” Reflection: In a particularly delightful scene in Yann Martel’s book Beatrice and Virgil, Virgil attempts to explain to Beatrice what a pear is. Beatrice has never experienced a pear. After five pages of trying to… Read more »
September 15, 2018
Partners in peace: shaped by those we love By Rev. Abby King-Kaiser John 19:25–27 He said to his mother, “Woman, here is your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” Reflection: At the cross, Jesus looks upon the disciple he loved and his grieving mother and makes them… Read more »
September 14, 2018
Partners in peace: humility By Rev. Abby King-Kaiser Philippians 2:5–11 And being found in human form, he humbled himself. Reflection: When I was a student, my campus minister was working to support the very new Muslim Students Association on our large, public campus. As a result, I became friends with a young woman… Read more »
September 13, 2018
Partners in peace: who is the real enemy? By Rev. Abby King-Kaiser Luke 6:27–38 “But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies.” Reflection: I find this passage a perennial challenge. As an American of a certain age—my generation’s first presidential election was decided by the Supreme Court; I was eighteen… Read more »
September 12, 2018
Partners in peace: mustard seeds By Rev. Abby King-Kaiser Matthew 17:14–21 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” Reflection: I know that I can be like the disciples, without even the small faith needed to heal, without even the mustard seed. And yet,… Read more »
September 11, 2018
Partners in peace: confronting evil By Rev. Abby King-Kaiser Psalm 73 When my soul was embittered, when I was pricked in heart, I was stupid and ignorant; I was like a brute beast toward you. Reflection: During the summer of 2001, after graduating from high school, I went on a study-abroad trip… Read more »
September 10, 2018
Partners in peace: breaking the rules By Rev. Abby King-Kaiser Luke 6:6–11 After looking around at all of them, Jesus said to him, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and his hand was restored. Reflection: We begin this week walking with Jesus on the Sabbath. He teaches, and is watched by those… Read more »
September 9, 2018
Partners in peace By Rev. Patrick D. Heery 1 Corinthians 13 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Reflection: During my final year in college, I had the privilege of participating in community discussions that brought together people of many different faith backgrounds—Muslim,… Read more »
September 8, 2018
Peace that passes understanding: The Belhar Confession By Rev. Patrick D. Heery, interviewing Rev. Allan Boesak Matthew 5:43–48 “I tell you, love your enemies.” Reflection: I remember a conversation I once had with the South African pastor and anti-apartheid activist Allan Boesak. He taught me about peace—the kind that demands truth. The… Read more »
