A few Sundays ago, our pastor preached about God speaking to Job “out of a whirlwind” (Job 38:1-7). Why a whirlwind?
Read More »The humanity of violence
Mark Galli, the editor of Christianity Today, recently offered some interesting observations on the human inclination toward violence – what I call the humanity of violence.
Read More »The slaughter of you and me
I know I've missed some important stuff but I don't need or want to know anything more about Las Vegas, the statistics of this mass murder, or the motives behind the actions of the killer, whose name I will not even mention.
Read More »When Pacifism Doesn’t Work
Pacifism seeks to break the cycle of violence by non-resistance to violence, believing that if enough people refuse to become violent in response to violence the world will become peaceful.
Read More »FBI, Homeland Security Chiefs Preparing for Violence at Political Conventions
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers on Thursday that they were preparing their agencies for the possibility of violence, both from unruly demonstrators and terrorists, at the upcoming Republican and Democratic nominating conventions.
Read More »Peaceful, yet forceful voices needed to create real change
After the Alton Sterling shooting happened on the 6th, I wondered what arguments and controversies would arise on social media this time.
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