On moving out of our comfort zone to get to lasting peace.
7 Peacemakers
Here We Are: Remembering Betty Marshall Jenkins
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will.be called children of God (Matthew 5:9). This post is the eulogy I delivered for my mother, Betty Marshall Jenkins, at Shandon Presbyterian Church, Columbia, SC on January, 21,2023. She lived from April 2, 1925 until December...
Our Mother, the Peacemaker: Betty Marshall Jenkins, 1925-2022
7My mother, Betty Marshall Jenkins, died on December 31, 2022. The following post paid tribute to her on her 90th birthday on April 2, 2015. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God (Matthew 5:9). On a farm in the Shenandoah Valley of...
“The Presence of Peace” After the Wars of the Day
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God (Matthew 5:9). My previous post presented Frederick Buechner’s book, The Alphabet of Grace, as a companion for everyday spirituality. One of his last books, The Remarkable Ordinary: How to Stop,...
The Right Use of Freedom
For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery....For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become slaves to one...
Joseph’s Forgiveness After the Long Loneliness
Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.... Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God (Matthew 5:7, 9). As colorful as his famous coat, Joseph’s story keeps us on the edge of our seats like none other in scripture. The long...
“All Will Be Well”: Julian’s Witness for Times Like Ours
Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy....Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God (Matthew 5:7, 9) In the late 14th and early 15th centuries, the first recorded pandemic -- the bubonic or “Black” plague -- killed about half...
Walking Through Pain to Peace
What has the journey through pain taught you about peace?
Unassailable Security and the Way of the Cross
From the cross, the furthest point from unassailable security, God’s power emerged in Christ, saving the world.
The Hard Work of Unity
How peace begins in your heart, not in your President.
Jesus and the Disinherited: Howard Thurman’s Wisdom for Our Crisis
For a deeper understanding of the urgency of racial justice.
Coronavirus and Your Spiritual Life: More Than Coping
On drawing nearer to God during the coronavirus crisis.