Category: Jesus
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Preparing for War Jesus’ Way
The world is in turmoil. The USA increases defense spending, and pressures other nations to increase defense spending. Many Western nations are sending weapons to war zones while themselves preparing for war. The defense industry is booming. How do we as Jesus followers position ourselves to face these pressures?
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Collaborating for Change: 6 week online small group, Weds @ 8:30 pm ET, 11.4-12.9
You’re invited to join me and Peter Anderson for the demo run of a new curriculum that Peace Catalyst is launching on November 4th.
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12 Days of Peace Online Events, 9/21~10/2
In a world that seems rife with fear, division, and violence, what does it look like for Christians to live lives guided by hope and mercy? Join us between the international days of peace and nonviolence for 12 days of virtual conversations, workshops, and collective discernment. Online and open to all! #internationaldayofpeace #internationaldayofnonviolence #event #onlineevent…
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Memories Dedicated to the Victims and their Families of 9/11
We pause to honor the memory of those we lost. May their legacies inspire us to reach across divides, comfort those who mourn, and work tirelessly toward a future defined by compassion, reconciliation, and enduring peace.
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Grieving Sister Responds to 9/11 Attacks in Nonviolence
Cross-posting episode #88 from Fr. John Dear’s The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast (source): I speak with my friend Colleen Kelly, who lost her brother in the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. A few years earlier, I had baptized Colleen’s daughter at a very happy family event… On September 11th, Colleen’s brother Bill was…
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25 years after 9/11, peace still eludes us
In this cross-post from the National Catholic Reporter, John Stowe and Charlene Howard reflect on the last 25 years and renew their commitment to promoting nonviolence and human dignity.
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The Great Commission
My colleague, Mike McDougle, reflects on the meaning of Jesus’ great commission. What did Jesus teach his followers?
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A Shalom-Centered Worldview “Belief Tree”
The “Belief Tree” diagram is a helpful visual tool for exploring how our worldview influences our beliefs, values, decisions, and behaviors. By visualizing these connections, we can better understand the relationship between what we believe at the deepest level and the “fruit” that our lives produce.
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Peace through Weakness
Peace through strength is a foreign policy doctrine that calls for military superiority to deter aggression, which the Trump Administration now brazenly proclaims using hostile, threatening rhetoric by leaders loudly self-defining as Christian. Let us instead lift up Jesus and his words and actions in the face of threats of violence and acts of war.
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Christian Peacebuilding Small Group, 5/18-6/22
You’re invited to learn how peacebuilding is integral to Christian vocation. This online small group will meet on Mondays for 6 weeks to introduce peace-oriented theology, conflict transformation, and peacebuilding skills.
