Anabaptist and Quaker essays, sermons, and other writings
I began my role as Prison Justice Learning Action Community Organizer with On Earth Peace in October of 2019. My faith background as a Quaker led me to pursue this position. Some of the Quaker testimonies that are most valuable to me are Community, Equality, and Simplicity. Being exposed to […]
A friend recently asked me to name three things I’d want from a faith community. I think it’s an excellent query for every Christian to ponder. But my first response was, “What would the Lord want me to want?” and I think that’s a better question. It took a few […]
As we dive in, let me remind everyone that we are preaching through the narrative lectionary, meaning that we’re skimming through the Old Testament to be ready for Jesus’ birth at Christmas. And this, though we might not realize it, is the first mention of Elijah, one of the most […]
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.” The beatitudes are some of Jesus’ most important teachings, and they can be found at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, in Matthew 5:1-11. The beatitudes are attitudes, dispositions, and virtues that are to define […]
There have been dozens of movies made about the life of Jesus over the years. And in each of these, the directors have understood that the part of Simon Peter needs to be played by a strong actor – such as a swarthy, barrel-chested Italian, like James Farentino in Franco […]