Jun 8, 2006 | Uncategorized
A curious thing began to happen to me some time ago. It is my habit to read through the newspaper most days. I found that increasingly articles about injustice began to really bother me. I was getting angrier than I ever had before. I was beginning to feel very strong...
Jun 8, 2006 | Uncategorized
In the west, we spend a lot of time trying to make ourselves not feel alive. Let me try to explain: We cry if our hamburgers don’t come with the right toppings and our coffee isn’t served at the ideal temperature with the perfect amount of caffeine. We...
Jun 8, 2006 | Uncategorized
First published in the Journal of Ecumenical Studies. Vol. 39, No. 1-2 (Winter-Spring, 2002). Dr. Volf is the Director of the Center for Faith and Culture, Yale Divinity School INTRODUCTION: SPEAKING IN A CHRISTIAN VOICE I consider it an honor and a privilege to...
Jun 8, 2006 | Uncategorized
I have heard the call. I have accepted the responsibility, and I thank God my family has been chosen to be a model of justice in my neighborhood. We are a light that shines in the darkness, and darkness shall not overcome us. There is a wonder working power in the...
Jun 8, 2006 | Uncategorized
By Greg Rollins. Greg is a member of Christian Peacemaker Teams, an organization that asks, "What would happen if Christians devoted the same discipline and self-sacrifice to nonviolent peacemaking that armies devote to war?" The other day I watched a police...
Jun 8, 2006 | Uncategorized
By Greg Rollins. Greg is a member of Christian Peacemaker Teams, an organization that asks, "What would happen if Christians devoted the same discipline and self-sacrifice to nonviolent peacemaking that armies devote to war?" The flashbacks disoriented me....
