Creating Peace When I pray for peace, Usually I’m thinking at the global level, Thinking of children dying, Victims of adult conflicts. Why can’t people just get along, I ask. Why do cultures try to exterminate others Because of differences in religious beliefs, Or long-standing offenses? But violence isn’t restricted to the…
War
Contrary to what our leaders would have us believe, it is the working class of men and women who are responsible for everything that takes place in a country, the good and the bad, including war. They also suffer the most during war, but it is their apathy that is most responsible for making wars…
Take a Breath
Yesterday, marked the two year anniversary of when my friend Marty, received a double lung transplant, she named Thelma and Louise. A true miracle of modern science and of God, who continues to remind us that out of tragedy, even death, miracles and other good things happen. I was thinking about this when…
Respect
He answered, “It is not fair to take the children’s food and throw it to the dogs.” She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from the Master’s table.” Matthew 15, 26-27. I would love to hear Luis give a sermon on this passage. It is maybe the only time that someone…
Enemies
Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends? — A. Lincoln Our current culture seems obsessed with enemies — both overseas and at home. We look to cast blame and find fault instead of seeking reconciliation and common ground. We forget that confrontation is about reconciliation and awareness, not judgment or anger.…