Swords Into Plowshares forgiveness Archives

September 26, 2011

The Witness of the Church in Madagascar

Posted 11:23pm

Forgiveness means liberation. Forgiveness means restitution and repairing. Forgiveness means reconciliation. The Rev. Hubert Rakotoarivony, International Peacemaker from Madagascar, reflected on the importance of forgiveness as he spoke to a group of 18 people from 9 congregations. Hubert, along with Dan Turk, PC(USA) mission co-worker in Madagascar, addressed the witness of the church in Madagascar…. Read more »

September 7, 2011

Let anniversary of September 11 attacks lead to peace and healing says WCRC

Posted 11:57am

World Communion of Reformed Churches News Release07 September 2011 Let the tenth anniversary of attacks on sites in the United States mark a time both of remembrance and of renewed commitment to peace, says a global organization of Protestant churches. The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) based in Geneva, Switzerland, is inviting its 230… Read more »

May 27, 2011

Pray with the people of Sudan

Posted 1:32pm

Prayers are always in order for the people of Sudan. Prayers are particularly in order as July 9 – the date when South Sudan becomes an independent nation draws near. Our sisters and brothers in Sudan and around the world…

May 16, 2011

A prayer for South Sudan and forgiveness

Posted 2:34pm

Our loving Heavenly Father, We come before you to ask your forgiveness and seek your direction and guidance for South Sudan. Lord,we know that bitterness and resentment are like toxic thorns in our soul, sapping our mental process, thought-life, will,…

April 15, 2011

Forgive, don’t forget

Posted 7:17pm

Looking forward to Forgiveness: A Time to Love and a Time to Hate which features the Rev. Dr. Donald Shriver who has been a featured speaker at two recent seminars held at the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations. Presbyterian…

April 14, 2011

Our biggest seminar . . .

Posted 10:33pm

. . . at least since October 2010 . . . took place on April 11, 2011. On the side of the bus, we read that it was from Passaic, New Jersey. The Rev. Vicky Ney, pastor of Springfield Presbyterian…

April 13, 2011

Forgiveness: A Time to Love and a Time to Hate

Posted 1:33pm

Check your local PBS listings for a new film on forgiveness. Forgiveness: A Time to Love and a Time to Hate, by Helen Whitney, explores a range of stories from personal betrayal to global reconciliation after genocide. Don Shriver, author…

April 4, 2011

The Principles and Practices of Forgiveness

Posted 2:12pm

How does repentance lead to forgiveness and reconciliation and the future in public life? How do we learn to love a country enough that we remember its misdeeds? What can other countries learn from the South African experience of the…

April 3, 2010

Hope, encouragement and perseverence

Posted 2:27pm

Alleluia! Christ is Risen. He is Risen Indeed. Alleluia! We, the Heads of the Churches in the Land of the Holy One, share with you the Good News of the life of our local Christian Church as one Body in…

November 15, 2008

The Power of Forgiveness

Posted 10:20pm

Through seven dramatic stories, the documentary, The Power of Forgiveness, explores what faith traditions and health sciences teach and live about forgiveness. The film combines character-driven stories of dramatic transgressions with those of more commonplace annoyances, examining the role that…

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