Category Nonviolence

On Abortion, Value, and Life

2 February 2013 NonviolenceTop Stories  No comments

baby-18937_640On 23 January, Mary Elizabeth Williams put forth a fairly short article titled, "So what if abortion ends life?" The subtitle gives only a hint at content of the article: "I believe that life starts at conception. And it's never stopped me from

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WWJLD? bracelets anyone

30 January 2013 NonviolenceScripturesTop Stories  No comments

wwjld braceletA short article I read displayed some of the typical shortcomings found in writings from Christians wanting to argue in favor of self defense.

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Jesus cleansed the Temple without violence

19 December 2012 NonviolenceTop Stories  No comments

Got involved in (what I thought was) a quality Facebook discussion on the teachings and example of Jesus with respect to whether or not Christians can defend themselves with violence against an intruder, someone breaking into their house. Well,

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Walking through The Apocalypse, i.4-6

9 October 2012 Greek TranslationNew TestamentNonviolenceRevelation  No comments

John's Revelation

Ἰωάννης ταῖς ἑπτὰ ἐκκλησίαις ταῖς ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ· χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη ἀπὸ ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος, καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἑπτὰ πνευμάτων ἃ ἐνώπιον τοῦ θρόνου αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀπὸ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ μάρτυς ὁ πιστός, ὁ πρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶν καὶ ὁ ἄρχων τῶν

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Others not happy with Dr. King’s memorial

2 September 2011 NonviolencePoverty  No comments

The new Martin Luther King Jr. memorial is shown in WashingtonAs something of a follow up to my earlier post regarding the recently opened Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial (found here), I point you to a piece from CNN about some other not-so-favorable comments. Now, these comments aren't the be all end all

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Not sure what to think of the Dr. King memorial

30 August 2011 NonviolencePoverty  2 comments

mlk_memorial_8427903Thoughts on my struggle of how to view the new memorial for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Chess and The Enemy

18 September 2010 NonviolenceTheology  No comments

Ephesians 6:10-12 (NLT) "A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on all of God's armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. For we are not fighting

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The old King-Che Discrepancy

26 June 2010 Nonviolence  2 comments

At least that's what John H. Yoder liked to call it.
Behind the simple claim that only violence is effective, there is a power of deception deeper than mere illogic. One of its most extreme forms is what I have called the "King-Che discrepancy."

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The imago dei deserves our love

24 June 2010 Nonviolence  One comment

The social contract rootage of a moral imperative or legal provision, to which modern thought usually resorts in order to explain when something is right or wrong, would lie in calculations about what kind of society you get if life is protected or

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Yoder on Jesus and lording it over.

22 June 2010 Nonviolence  One comment

Yoder produced an excellent commentary on Matthew xx.25-26 and lording over others. Some things to think on.

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Abortion funding, war funding, and inconsistencies

9 April 2010 AnabaptistNonviolenceTheology  3 comments

Thursday afternoon, I was listening to Tuesday's broadcast of Dr. Albert Mohler's radio program via podcast. I like to check out some of his shows because he always has relevant topics, presents his take on it, and interacts with callers and

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His Story of Shalom…An Introduction

6 April 2010 Featured HighlightsNonviolenceOld Testament  No comments


I have been participating in the women's Bible studies that our church has been offering over the past couple of years. I have really enjoyed those studies and God has always used

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US military killing, joyfully

5 April 2010 Nonviolence  3 comments

This is not something I could not discuss. It is incredibly disturbing, even if it's nowhere near novel, new, unprecedented, unheard of, or surprising. A shock, most definitely. But, unfortunately, expected whenever you have the evil called war.

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CPT report on Iraq, seven years later

31 March 2010 Nonviolence  One comment

It's sad to say I was glad to see CPT's report on Iraq after seven years come in my email today. The update, titled "Iraq Reflection: Iraq, After Seven Years of War," by Peggy Gish should be a welcome reminder for everyone. You can read

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When is killing my enemies justified? The one-on-one idea

29 March 2010 Nonviolence  4 comments

If you're a Christian pacifist, no doubt you've come across advocates for war who challenge our understanding of the words of Jesus in the Sermon of the Mount (Mt. v-vii or Lk. vi). One challenge in particular has to do with the application of these

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Failings of Just War

27 March 2010 Nonviolence  2 comments

As I continue to read and think about the so called Just War theory, I more often question how many Christians who advocate for war actually believe in the Just War theory. Do we see the theory being applied? Are wars being tested by it's

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