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Posts Categorized: Peacemaking

October 26, 2023

In Praise of the Scruple

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What’s the simple solution to our fractious and fracturing society? We need more Presbyterians!  We need more Presbyterians not because we want to keep churches open or even because our Presbyterian form of government is unique within Christendom. No, we need more Presbyterians because Presbyterians know how to tolerate differences of opinion. We know how… Read more »
October 24, 2023

A Prayer for Israel and Palestine

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The following prayer was written by Adebisi Shofu, MDiv who is a Ruling Elder in Coastlands Presbytery. It offers her own hopes and prayerful perspective concerning the conflict unfolding in the Middle East. The Acting Stated Clerk of the PC(USA) has also offered a statement on the conflict, which you can also read here.  O… Read more »
September 27, 2018

Step By Step: Faithfully Seeking Climate Justice

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Rising up for climate justice  Presbyterians share their thoughts from a recent climate march     On September 8, tens of thousands of people gathered in marches around the world to walk with creation and for climate justice with Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice.  Here are the stories of three Presbyterians who joined this movement.  Marching… Read more »
April 24, 2018

justleros: more than nonsense / más que disparates

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Pruner God A Revised Common Lectionary resource for April 29 by Magdalena I. García ‘He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit.’ – John 15:2 Read the full lectionary passage here Pruner God, we offer up our arid, thorny, sterile… Read more »
April 13, 2018

justleros: more than nonsense / más que disparates

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Open our minds A Revised Common Lectionary resource for April 15 by Magdalena I. García “Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures.” – Luke 24:45 Read the full lectionary passage here When we waste food while others go hungry, open our minds to understand the scriptures. When we ignore the homeless and judge… Read more »
August 12, 2017

Writing from the Margins

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Being Peacemakers Does Jesus call us to irrational pacifism? By Antonio (Tony) Aja There is a lot of noise these days about ‘’war and rumors of war’’ from many parts of the world, including our own nation. What I mean by ‘’noise’’ is the rhetoric and actions taking place in countries like North Korea, Southern… Read more »
September 15, 2016

A mote in Minerva’s eye

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Freedom from the Culture Our identity is in Christ By Anita Coleman As the long, hot days of summer come to an end and the election for our President draws to a close, I find myself remembering my summer of The Alhambra de Granada. Its Arabic name, Qa’lat al-Hamra, means Red Castle. Perhaps the reddish… Read more »
February 8, 2016

Souls of White Folks

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A white man’s frank and repentant exploration of how racism finds a home in white folks’ souls. Change context, and you change peopleWhat I learned about the socially constructed nature of racism in the United States by going to Ethiopia by Jeffrey A. Schooley From December 30 to January 13, I had the opportunity to… Read more »
February 4, 2016

Small Matters

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Stories of mustard seeds and mountains How the gospel showed up in a hospital roomWhat 80 years of church will do to a person by Sue Washburn I probably should not have had that third shot of espresso. My mind was going a million miles an hour. I paced as I made phone calls to… Read more »
January 29, 2016

Recovering Reverend

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You can take the pastor out of the church, but you can’t take the Church out of the pastor. Nothing is wastedHow I am learning to compost the rotten stuff that comes up in life by Derrick L. Weston In early December I took at day trip to a farm. The unseasonably warm weather made… Read more »

“Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” — Luke 23:42

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