Tag: Conflict

  • “We are all more or less wrong”

    An excerpt I read from a letter reflecting on the heartache in the Middle East. The quote is from Thomas Merton:

  • Prayers for the world

    Upheaval in the Ukraine. Upheaval in Israel. The deep complications. I am deeply thankful for prayer, and for the prayers of the Church! A collect for the world from the Book of Common Prayer 2019: Eternal God, in whose perfect kingdom no sword is drawn but the sword of righteousness, no strength known but the strength of love: So mightily…

  • Wage peace with food

    One last post (for now) on the book The End of Hunger. (Basic book review is HERE.) While we have a lot of good news over the last few decades in the cause to end hunger, the last few years have had their toll. The biggest issue: conflict. Those in need of emergency assistance (meaning they have no other way…

  • Donald Sterling and Racism

    The story that erupted this weekend regarding LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been brought to a head this afternoon by the NBA issuing a lifetime ban on Sterling and making sure he sells his portion of the team so he has nothing to do with the NBA ever again. The audio tape that was leaked over the weekend was…