Safe Place and Shalom

The biblical vision of shalom, we believe, is God’s dream for the world. God desires a world that is safe for everyone, a place of peace and justice and healing, a place where no one would harm another, a place where the love of God would be experienced as compassion and generosity. Empathy, respect, trust, [...]

Stop the President!

Who will stop President Bush from destroying the future? Bush wants billions more for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while ratcheting up the rhetoric against Iran and moving ships and troops into place for a possible war with that nation. Meanwhile the President wants to make permanent the tax cuts that mostly benefit the [...]

What Would Gandhi Do?

Susan Price of Penfield, New York, wrote the following column for the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, published 9/8/06. You can access it on her website. Those in power right now tell us that war is the answer. To shrink back from military intervention is “appeasement.” To stop fighting is to “cut and run.” If you [...]