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All Creation Waits: Sabbath

As I continue to reflect on my thoughts from long ago, I am bringing my mind back to earth. Creation is just too big to think about now that we have so much information about our universe and all that it contains. While our earth is a tiny speck in our galaxy, I realize thatContinue reading “All Creation Waits: Sabbath”

All Creation Waits

Some years ago, I needed to reflect on Christianity. It was disturbing to me that the coming of Christ to earth didn’t make a more dramatic difference to the way we live. I ended up putting my thoughts into book form, as in the image above. I wrote the following in the forward: “As IContinue reading “All Creation Waits”

What are you searching for?

“John exclaimed, ‘Look, there’s the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world!’ … When the two disciples heard John say this, they followed Jesus. Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?” … “Come and see,” Jesus replied.” John 1: 29-42 There are three sentences at the heartContinue reading “What are you searching for?”

All Creation Waits

“It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.” Voltaire In this picture there is a dog in a submissive pose, lying next to a soldier. For me this dog represents all the living beings who are yearning for humanity to stopContinue reading “All Creation Waits”

The Enemies of Peace

“When I was in trouble I called to you, Most High, and you answered me. Save me from liars and deceivers!” Psalm 120: 1 The psalms are a wonderful source for reflection and prayer. Our human dispositions have not changed that much since they were written. Psalm 120 is titled “Enemies of Peace” in myContinue reading “The Enemies of Peace”

Christian Violence? NO!

“Since the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and forceful people lay hold of it.” Matthew 11: 12 What Christian people do not seem to understand when they read their bibles is that once Christ Jesus came, representing the exact disposition of God toward creation, we canContinue reading “Christian Violence? NO!”

Capital City

“Violence is a disease, a disease that corrupts all who use it regardless of the cause.” Chris Hedges There is violence in our Capital City. People from out of town who oppose the election results are storming around proclaiming that the election is being stolen. We have antifa coming from out of town to confrontContinue reading “Capital City”

It is in Our Hands

Come, O Come Emmanuel, and in your coming may you find us hard at work. Here is another story I heard once and I can’t give credit because I don’t remember who told it. Once upon a time a grandfather took his grandson out to fly a kite and it was a foggy, cloudy day.Continue reading “It is in Our Hands”

“Peace is my farewell to you, my peace is my gift to you; I do not give it to you as the world gives peace.” John 14: 27 Today we light the candle of peace in our Advent wreaths. Last Sunday we lit the candle of hope. I think we find our peace by clingingContinue reading “Peace”

The Non-Violence of Christ

“Then the wolf will be the guest of the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid… for the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the Most High.” See Isaiah 11: 1-10 Threats of violence are in the news today. Those who do not like the election results are proclaiming thatContinue reading “The Non-Violence of Christ”