Tag Archives: gun violence
Defeating Defeatism: The Activist’s Creed
“AstroTurf protests don’t last the test of time. #gunsense is nonsense.” –Guy on Twitter So wrote a detractor on Thursday, in response to Unbound’s tweets about the March for Our Lives that is happening today all across the country. While … Continue reading
It is our responsibility to raise our children this way.
A version of this piece was originally published in the Israel/Palestine Mission Network’s email newsletter and at Ecclesio.com. Emma González is 18 and about to graduate from high school this Spring—and she gets things done. A daughter of Cuban immigrants, González … Continue reading
Loving One Another in Truth and Action (Or ‘How to Be An Effective Ally’)
Text: I John 3:11-24 Dear brothers and sisters, we have seen a lot of violence in the past few weeks. We’ve seen terror attacks at the Belgium Airport and at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, a major bombing in Iraq, and … Continue reading
The Charleston Nine: Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson Responds
Sermon delivered by Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 on the occasion of remembering the Charleston 9 and embracing the issue of race in the United States. The worship service was held in the United … Continue reading