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(This writing was originally a talk given at Circle of Hope’s South Broad congregation) So, the line I am here to talk about is. “Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they shall be called the Children of God.” Before I really dive into that, I wanted to introduce myself and give a little bit of backgroundContinue reading “On Living into Our Heirship as Children of God”

The Looming Conflict In recent weeks, a lot of media attention has been dedicated to the continually escalating stand off between countries aligned with NATO and Russia. The dispute arises out of a number of issues, but prime among these is the possible inclusion of Ukraine into NATO as a member state. Russia, for reasonsContinue reading “Peacemakers Say No to War in Ukraine”

A Return to Normalcy?  Anxiety and hope, these days, seem to be the closest of friends. Last week, after being quickly shuffled from station to station, I found myself seated in a quiet waiting area so that I could be observed for fifteen minutes after receiving the first dose of my COVID-19 vaccination. Luckily, IContinue reading “Walking Between Anxiety and Hope: A Meditation on Change and Geopolitics”

(This is a continuation of the conversation started in Talkin’ Bout a Revolution Part 1 and Part 2 and will make the most sense in the context of the previous two essays) Potential Programs of a Revolutionary Church  When one thinks about revolution, often images of warfare and violence are what come to mind: GeorgeContinue reading “Talkin’ Bout a Revolution Part 3: On Building the Revolutionary Church”

(This is a continuation of Talkin’ Bout a Revolution Part 1 where we began the conversation about what it would mean to build the Revolutionary Church. We talked about different takes on revolution, touched on revolution’s complicated history with Christianity, and explored some of the more revolutionary sentiments in Jesus’s Biblical teachings. Here we continueContinue reading “Talkin’ Bout a Revolution Part 2: The Challenges to Building a Revolutionary Church”

Revolutionary Talk in Recent Politic: What Does it Mean? It is hard, especially in the world of politics, to find a word more powerful than revolution. Its ability to evoke emotion: nostalgia, terror, regret, hope is immense. It calls to our minds events like the birth of our nation, the great terror, global struggles againstContinue reading “Talkin’ Bout a Revolution (Part 1)”

What does it mean to say that Christ is King As challenges and lawsuits continue to fly in the aftermath of this year’s presidential elections, the call of Christ the King Sunday, the last Sunday in the liturgical calendar before Advent, seems especially relevant. It is important to stay grounded in the truth of Christ’sContinue reading “Wrestling with the Truth: a Meditation for Christ the King Sunday”

First, I would like to start by thanking Marsha Lewis and Anthony Miller who were able to make it out to the camp to help clean last week. By helping to maintain safety and a decent standard of living at this camp, they used their bodies and time to reflect the love shown to usContinue reading “Parkway Camp Update: The State of the Camp, Remembering St. Edwards, and Addressing Community Concerns”

(The Parkway Camp Kitchen pictured above served as a drop off point for our supplies and is a lively hub of community activity) Supply Drive Results and Thanks Last week, Circle of Peacemakers and a few allies were able to run a successful supply drive for the Benjamin Franklin Parkway Camp in Philadelphia. It wasContinue reading “Circle of Peacemakers Parkway Camp Update”

(The remains of Our Lady of Nagasaki pulled from the ruins of Nagasaki. Its ghostly hallowed out appearance serves as a warning about the use and development of nuclear weapons) The Divorce of Matter and Spirit Father, Son, Holy Spirit Protons, Neutrons, Electrons on earth as in heaven what God hath put together let noContinue reading “Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki: A Call to Prayer”