a moral imperative for victims?
When hateful people produce lasting hatred in us … hate wins. When violent people make us violent … violence wins. When cruel people leave us with nothing but a burning desire for revenge in our minds...
View Articlewilliam sloane coffin
The Rev. William Sloane Coffin, Jr. died yesterday. Rev. Coffin was university chaplain during my time at Yale, and many years later has won my admiration as a genuine person of faith and a powerful...
View Articlenobel peace prize for micro-credit pioneer
Britain’s Times calls it a truly inspiring choice. This year’s Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Muhammad Yunus, a citizen of Bangladesh and a man with a dream to bring an end to poverty. His strategy...
View Articlethe opposite of peace …
I think the opposite of hope is not despair, but resignation. no hope, just emptiness, care-lessness … I think the opposite of love is not hatred, but apathy. no love, just indifference, care-lessness...
View Articlea better way to deal with iran
From a piece in The Washington Post by Bill Richardson entitled: Diplomacy, Not War, With Iran Saber-rattling is not a good way to get the Iranians to cooperate. But it is a good way to start a new war...
View Articleon the subject of the war in iraq
I reprint for you here an excerpt of the remarks Jim Wallis will make at a Christian peace rally to be held this evening in Washingon, D.C. His words are powerful and passionate and perceptive and...
View Articlean easter prayer
Wow! That was my reaction on reading this Easter letter written by the chair of our congregation’s board of deacons. I knew immediately I had to share it with all of you. Hear his prayer … and, if you...
View Articlepeace on earth
Rachel Simons lives in Galati, Romania, a field worker with Word Made Flesh, an Christian organization committed to “serving Jesus among the poorest of the poor.” She works with Galati’s street...
View Articlei applaud jimmy carter
I applaud Jimmy Carter for his courage, for engaging the leadership of Hamas in dialogue, for searching out any avenues for moving the peace process forward. He has been criticized for meeting at all...
View Articleeveryone loves a parade
Last Friday evening, I rode in a parade through the streets of downtown Waterloo. I saw some of you along the route: Lee Jensen and all the Prescotts, Kurt Kaliban, and Grant and Klara Hornung. It was...
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