Tag: Politics

You Cannot Grow Peace from Murder

I read a post by Anne Lamott on Facebook the other day regarding the Women’s March. I kept coming back to one line: “You cannot grow tulips from zucchini seeds, or peace from murder.” Today this thought continues to resonate in my heart and soul...

Politics and Jesus

A couple of weeks ago our pastor gave a sermon titled “Politics and Jesus.” The scripture reading for the day was Matthew 22:15-22 that recounts the event of the Pharisees asking Jesus whether they should pay taxes to Caesar. But my favorite verse that Pr....

A Crazy World, a Crazy Idea

This morning as a drove into the parking lot at work the song “Crazy Enough” by MercyMe was playing in my car, and the flags in front of our building were still flying at half mast because of the Saturday shooting in Arizona. Since I...