Things That Make for Peace
In the middle of his royal welcome into Jerusalem Jesus wept over the city, saying, “If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes” (Luke…
The Good News of Peace
An Open Letter to Pastors in My City: Dear Co-Laborers, I had planned to write this message months ago, but talked myself out of it because I didn’t think I was the one who should write it. Then I…
Dr. King on Marching
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s thoughts on marching from the 1966 essay “Nonviolence: The Only Road to Freedom,” followed by a brief comment: When Negroes marched, so did the nation. The power of the nonviolent march is indeed a mystery….
What I Saw in Ferguson
I felt a new fear when six or seven police cruisers with lights and sirens on pulled quickly into the vacant commercial lot where our march was getting organized. I have felt nervous about getting a ticket before, but this…
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