Atheist…

Atheist

Non-violent ways of responding to bullies…

Walking with Jesus is a resource that Dawn brought to my attention. Looks like an excellent resource in helping children know how to respond in the way of Jesus to bullies without being doormats.
And here is a resource that provides some practical suggestions for helping kids deal with bullying situations.

Jesus Christ…

As the deer pants for streams of water,
so I long for you, O God.
I thirst for God, the living God.
When can I come and stand before him?
Day and night, I have only tears for food,
while my enemies continually taunt me, saying,
“Where is this God of yours?”
My heart is breaking
as I remember how is used to [...]

The Ground Truth…

What an overwhelming turnout to the showing of the film last evening. Stan estimated the attendance around 350! Where do we go from here? The planning committee and a number of others are discussing possibilities to continue the momentum and interest generated by this event. Because of the delay last evening (due to the high [...]

The Ground Truth

The Lancaster District churches of Lancaster Mennonite Conference are sponsoring an important event on Sunday evening at 7 pm. The Ground Truth is a film that features the voices of soldiers who have served in Iraq. I have previewed the film and would agree with the critics that it is riveting and intensely provocative. Out [...]

A Nonjudgmental Presence…

To the degree that we accept that through Christ we ourselves have been reconciled with God we can be messengers of reconciliation for others. Essential to the work of reconciliation is a nonjudgmental presence. We are not sent to the world to judge, to condemn, to evaluate, to classify, or to label. When we walk [...]

The Gospel of peace…

Will Sampson has some interesting insights from a lecture by Chuck Gutenson on Pacifism.
1. No matter how much we spend on American national defense, the best we can hope for is “illusion of security.”
2. We cannot kill enough of “them” to ever reasonably defend “us”, and it is antithetical to the gospel to even think [...]

Plotting goodness…

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Romans 12:21
But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Matthew 5:39
Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble [...]

Signs of the times…

Why do the nations so furiously rage together?
Why do the nations imagine a vane thing?
When the Son of Man returns…will he find faith on the earth?
What if all the Christians of the world would agree to follow the teachings of Jesus? What would happen if we would love our enemies? Some will say that is [...]

Scattered and random thoughts on Ecclesiastes, war, and perspective

History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new. What can you point to that is new? How do you know it didn’t already exist long ago? We don’t remember what happened in those former times. And in future generations, no one will remember what we are [...]