Category: Jesus

• Radical Humility

  

  Bob Ekblad and Philemon of Gaza invite Christians to meditate upon the humility of Jesus in light of the United States’ current political environment.

  Jennie

  November 2, 2024

  Bob Ekblad, Cross-Posts, Jesus, USA

  election, Harris, humility, Jesus’ Way, Philemon of Gaza, political movement, politics, religious movement, Trump, United States

• Americans, we have a choice.

  

  This is not a drill. Some of my thoughts on ‘the enemy within’ and the choice America faces.

  Jennie

  November 1, 2024

  Jennie’s Posts, Jesus, Militarism, Nonviolence, USA

  Christian, election, enemy within, Harris, Imago Dei, love, Military, Nonviolence, prayer, Scapegoat, Trump, United States, violence

• Jesus’ Response to Violence

  

  Jesus’ encounter with Judas and his healing of the Jewish High Priest’s servant at his arrest offer a life-giving alternative to the warring factions in the Middle East, Christian supporters of the State of Israel now, and partisan hatred as the US moves towards its presidential election. Cross-post from Bob Ekblad.

  Jennie

  October 31, 2024

  Bob Ekblad, Cross-Posts, Israel-Palestine, Jesus, Nationalism, USA

  betrayal, bible, christianity, Harris, Israel, Jesus’ Way, judas, Trump, US Election, USA, violence, War

• Peace and Reconciliation as Mission in a World in Conflict: A Christian perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

  

  In this article, Rula Khoury Mansour outlines a path toward reconciliation, highlighting four key principles to guide Israelis and Palestinians alike towards a shared vision of peace amidst the ongoing century-long conflict.

  Jennie

  September 24, 2024

  Cross-Posts, In Case You Missed It, Israel-Palestine, Jesus, Reconciliation, Trauma Healing

  Christian Ethics, Christian Peacebuilding, forgiveness, healing, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Justice, Lausanne, Lausanne 2024, Lausanne 4, Miroslav Volf, Nazareth Center for Peace Studies, Palestine, Palestinian Christian, Palestinian Israeli, Peace, Peace Studies, Peacebuilders, Reconciliation, Reconciliation Theology, Rula Khoury Mansour, Salaam, Shalom, theology, Tikkun Olam, Truth, Truth-telling

• Cries for peace echo from the DMZ… Praying for an end to war and discussing reconciliation

  

  On September 20th, the Peace and Reconciliation Consultation leading up to the 4th Lausanne Congress in Korea began with a pilgrimage to the DMZ.

  Jennie

  September 21, 2024

  Cross-Posts, Korea, Korea Peace Appeal, Reconciliation

  Consultation, Demilitarized Zone, discussion, DMZ, End The Korean War, End War, 국민일보, HMZ, Hypermilitarized Zone, Kookmin Ilbo, Korea, Korea Peace Appeal, Korea Peace Now, Korean War, Lausanne 4, Peace, Peace and Reconciliation, Peace Pilgrimage, Pilgrimage, Pre-Consultation, Pre-Lausanne, Pre-Lausanne Consultation, Reconciliation

• Peacebuilding from the Margins: Insights from Palestinian Christians

  

  In June, Saleem Anfous joined the Christian Peacebuilding Network monthly meeting. As a Palestinian Christian and project manager for the peacebuilding organization Musalaha, he came to share about the challenges and opportunities of peacebuilding from the margins. Read more and watch his talk through the link below.

  Jennie

  August 13, 2024

  Christian Peacebuilding Network, Israel-Palestine, Jennie’s Posts, Jesus, Nonviolence

  Accra Confession, Breaking Cycles, Breaking Cycles of Violence, Breaking Free, Christian Peacebuilding, Christian Peacebuilding Network, Cycles of Violence, Empire, Israel, Musalaha, Nonviolence, Palestine, Palestinian Christians, Peace Catalyst, peacebuilding, Saleem Anfous, Transforming Conflict

• American Repentance Prayer for Sins Against Korean People

  

  At a prayer vigil on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, American Christian activists for peace in Korea prayed a prayer of public repentance for sins Americans have committed against the Korean people.

  Jennie

  July 27, 2024

  Church, In Case You Missed It, Korea, Militarism, Peacebuilders, Revolution of the Heart, USA

  Lent, penitance, prayer, repent

• Out of Hegemony

  

  A piece where Jennie asks questions… What is hegemony? And why do we want it? And what does Jesus teach us?

  Jennie

  April 22, 2021

  Jennie’s Posts, Jesus, Poetry

  Domination System, Hegemony, Jesus, Jesus’ Way, Redemptive Violence

• Bearing Arms or Bared Arm? Jesus as God’s Response to Violence

  

  Bob Ekblad reflects on Jesus as God’s response to the world’s violence.

  Jennie

  February 10, 2015

  Bob Ekblad, Cross-Posts, Jesus

  Bob Ekblad, Charlie Hebdo, Christian response to violence, Christian thought, God’s response to violence, Isaiah 53, ISIS, Jesus’ Way, Jordan, retaliation, revenge, USA

• Call to All Christ Followers

  

  When you are forgotten or neglected or purposely set at naught, and you sting and hurt with the insult or the oversight, but your heart is happy, being counted worthy to suffer for Christ – that is dying to self. When your good is evil spoken of, when your wishes are crossed, your advice disregarded,…

  Jennie

  January 9, 2015

  Jesus, Nonviolence, Poetry