by John Odean | Jan 21, 2021 | E-Zine Article
by Nick PriceJanuary 20, 2021 “In God We Trust.” Since 1864, it has been stamped on every U.S. coin. In 1956, it was added to our paper currency. During the Civil War, this motto came to represent the reality that, in moments of national turmoil and strife, our...
by John Odean | Jan 13, 2021 | E-Zine Article
Black American civil rights leader Martin Luther King (1929 – 1968) addresses crowds during the March On Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, where he gave his ‘I Have A Dream’ speech. It’s been more than five decades years since Martin...
by John Odean | Jan 13, 2021 | E-Zine Article
In the midst of his work to combat institutional racism within the United States, Martin Luther King Jr. relied heavily on principles taught in Scripture. The wisdom and insights King gained as he helped lead the civil rights movement apply to us today, for injustice...
by John Odean | Jan 12, 2021 | E-Zine Article
by Rev. Dr. Yolanda Pierce Let us not rush to the language of healing, before understanding the fullness of the injury and the depth of the wound. Let us not rush to offer a Band-Aid, when the gaping wound requires surgery and complete reconstruction. Let us not...
by John Odean | Jan 7, 2021 | E-Zine Article
by Mary M. McGlone “What are you looking for?” That is the question today’s liturgy puts before us. It is a question addressed to us, but also one we address to God. It is the question of vocation. Put another way, it asks, “What do you and God...
by John Odean | Dec 30, 2020 | E-Zine Article
BY THOMAS CHRISTIANSON DECEMBER 29, 2020 What would happen if no one actively wanted to create peace in the world? Actually, that “what if” might be getting closer to a reality. Over the years, we’ve seen singlular people who rose the ocation in dark times—people who...