A Journey Toward Peace and Justice – by Krista Kopchick
I recently came to realize that pursuing peace and justice is synonymous with being the church – or at least
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I recently came to realize that pursuing peace and justice is synonymous with being the church – or at least
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INTRODUCTORY NOTE FOR THIS WEEK: The 2017 General Council of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) received a call
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In the debates and dialogues in the RCA there are three words that have become a flashpoint. “…unity, purity, and
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Standing on a block of dark, pristine granite near the busy intersection of 3rd and Cherry in Seattle, I became
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The logic of the Confession of Belhar and of the Accra Confession entail that justice discourses take place in interwovenness
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He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” -Matthew 16:15 (NRSV) This is the 11th week
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AND I THINK FRANK AND JUSTIN GET THIS! Never intending this to actually be an insert within this reflection, in
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Read Louis Ford’s Essay, “Grace and Peace” Read Mike Kopchick’s Essay, “The Dying god of Peace” Read Krista Kopchick’s Essay,
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Read the second part of this interview Read the third part of this interview Read the fourth part of this
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I recently learned the phrase “vicarious trauma”: the toll it takes on supporters of those who have experienced trauma, culminating
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In our first foray in international mission service we moved to Madagascar in 1998 with our young family. I had
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I live in Findlay, Ohio, a micropolitan area just below Toledo in northwest Ohio. Findlay has a population of roughly
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In part two of this series we examined early Christian responses to Islam. We move the story now to
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I have a new life-motto. It says, “When I make a plan, God laughs.” For those of you who don’t
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Read the essay by Tricia Dykers Koenig, “A Pastoral Emergency” Read the essay by Dr. Mark Achtemeier, “The Plan B
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And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48 for he
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