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As a nonviolent Christian, I believe it’s vital to define our terms clearly. Yes, we are committed to peace. But peace doesn’t mean passivity. Paul reminds us we are engaged in a struggle — not against flesh and blood but the spiritual forces of evil (Ephesians 6:12). The post Small-town seed planter appeared first on Anabaptist World.| Anabaptist World
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At Goshen College, we are fighting to create spaces of safety in which our immigrant students and their families can learn while healing from the trauma of immigration. The post Education under threat appeared first on Anabaptist World.| Anabaptist World
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The text thread started buzzing around 8 a.m.: “ICE agents are inside the courthouse.” The group chat, several hundred people strong, rippled with concern. The post Peacemaking can be such a hassle appeared first on Anabaptist World.| Anabaptist World
“We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” —Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” April 16, 196 Dear People of God in the Diocese of Chicago, Last summer, our diocese rallied in extraordinary ways—gathering clothes,... Read more ➤➤ The post Our Immigrant Siblings Need Us Now / Nuestros hermanos inmigrantes nos necesitan ahora appeared first on Epi...| Episcopal Diocese of Chicago
In response to the escalation of violence involving Israel, Iran and the United States, Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz offers this litany that reminds us of God’s call to peace. Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz is Mennonite Church USA’s denominational minister for Peace and Justice. For more than 25 years, she served as the coordinator ofMennonite Central Committee’s Restorative Justice program. She also co-authored “The Little Book of Restorative Discipline for Schools” and “What Will Hap...| Mennonite Church USA