The people kept coming and more and more chairs were brought into the room. On Sunday, January 23, I had the privilege to lead an adult class at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.We gathered at 12:30, after worship in the Corning…
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The Lynching of Jesus and the Silent Christian Indifference
The Rev. Jerrod Lowry, ministry member of the Presbytery of New Hope preached a powerful sermon on Passion Sunday. The whole sermon is on Facebook. His sermon suggests that we make the crucifixion of Jesus too clean and tolerable and…
Read more »Praying for Peace, Remembering All Hurt by Gun Violence
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the leading proponents and practitioners of nonviolence in the United States. He died in an act of gun violence. On January 18, 2010, an interfaith vigil took place in Richmond,…
Read more »On Being a Good Neighbor
On Friday, January 15, staff members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and partners in Louisville participated in a walk remembering the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We walked to the Ohio River where Dr. Blaine Hudson from the University…
Read more »The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Litany
Here is a litany written for an interfaith service celebrating the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and addressing gun violence. Feel free to adapt or use the litany. If it is used, please include the attribution: Presbyterian Peacemaking…
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