May 28 2023 Peacemakers in a Violent World
Cindy and I walk in our neighborhood. Recently I waved to an older neighbor whom I often wave to, but we’ve never spoken. This time, he asked me if we had seen about the latest mall shooting – “My wife and I are afraid to go anywhere!” – that is really understandable. We live in a violent world. We cannot deny it.
I’m going to spend some time over the next couple weeks talking about violence – from the Bible, of course. The world has always been a violent place. This is nothing new. It feels new, partly to us, due ...