Violence – Christ our Holy Way

Reversing Chaos

In Jewish thought the sea represented chaos. Before the creation

October 16, 2024|Categories: Creation, Devotionals, Love, New Creation, Spirit|Tags: Good Creation, Logos, Reversing Chaos, Violence, Wickedness|

Moral Pollution

The earth, air and waters of our world have become

October 8, 2023|Categories: Christ, Devotionals, Kingdom of God, Love|Tags: Ethics, Hatred, Moral Pollution, The Lord's Prayer, Violence|

Christ Back in Christian

We need to put Christ back into Christian. We have

November 1, 2022|Categories: Christ, Christian, Cross, Devotionals, Discipleship, Humility, Teaching|Tags: Christ Back in Christian, Emmanuel, Sermon on the Mount, Violence|

Agriculture Replaces War

Advent Glimpses of our Future Throughout history nations have spent

December 3, 2021|Categories: Advent, Christ, Christ Coming, Death, Devotionals, Love|Tags: Agriculture Replaces War, Military strategies, Military-Industrial Complex, Spears, Swords, Violence, Weapons|

Transformed Animals

Advent Glimpses of our Future The renewed earth will be

December 2, 2021|Categories: Advent, Christ, Christ Coming, Creation, Devotionals, New Creation, Peace|Tags: Animal kingdom, Dolphins, Elephants, Food chain, Transformed Animals, Violence|

New Jerusalem

Advent Glimpses of our Future Jerusalem, the great city that

November 29, 2021|Categories: Advent, Christ, Christ Coming, Devotionals, Hope, Joy, Kingdom of God, Peace|Tags: Cities, Israel's kingdom, Jerusalem, New Jerusalem, Sorrow, Violence|

Jesus and Racism (5)

When Jesus and his disciples were confronted with a Samaritan

February 6, 2021|Categories: Christ, Cross, Crucifixion, Devotionals, Mission|Tags: Anger, Jesus and Racism, Non-violence, Prejudice, Samaritan, Violence|

Reversing Chaos

In Jewish thought the sea represented chaos. Before the creation

January 26, 2021|Categories: Creation, Devotionals, New Creation, Spirit|Tags: Chaotic Waters, Disorder, Fractured world, Lamb-ness, Logos, New Creation, Reversing Chaos, Sermon on the Mount, Spirit-filled, The great flood, Violence, Wickedness|

Like Our Teacher (8)

When a crowd is coming at you with their swords,

November 19, 2020|Categories: Christ, Christlikeness, Devotionals, Grace, Self-control|Tags: Enemies, Like Our Teacher, Non-violence, Revenge, Swords, Violence, Weapons|

Jesus And Immigrants

Israel immigrated to Egypt; they received hospitality, food, and were

September 16, 2019|Categories: Christ, Devotionals, Hospitality, Kingdom of God|Tags: Boaz, Food shortages, Hospitality, Jesus And Immigrants, People migrations, Pharaoh, Rape, Refugees, Ruth, Violence|

Moral Pollution

The earth, air and waters of our world have become

August 25, 2016|Categories: Christ, Devotionals, Kingdom of God, Love, Sin|Tags: Decay, Hatred, Moral Pollution, Pollution, Rate, Trash, Violence, Worldview|

King of Peace

Jesus is called the Prince of Peace (Isa 9:6). He

December 11, 2015|Categories: Advent, Christ, Crucifixion, Devotionals, Kingdom of God, Peace|Tags: Beheadings, Prince of Peace, Submission, Terrorism, Totalitarian, Violence|

Kingdom Visions

William McCants’ new book, The ISIS Apocalypse, shows that through

November 6, 2015|Categories: Christ, Christ Coming, Compassion, Devotionals, Kingdom of God|Tags: Beheadings, Crucifixions, Jesus Messiah, The ISIS Apocalypse, Violence, William McCants|

Horror At Calvary

All the sin in the whole world was funneled into

October 29, 2015|Categories: Atonement, Christ, Devotionals, Suffering|Tags: Calvary, Death, Evil, Horror, Place of the Skull, Violence|

Instruments of Peace

We live in a world of ever increasing turmoil and

September 2, 2014|Categories: Devotionals, Hope, Joy, Kindness|Tags: Instruments of Peace, Peacemakers, St. Francis, Unkindness, Violence|