Four years ago, along with over a hundred other followers of Jesus I signed this declaration. You can do the same if it's in your heart to do so. Advent Declaration on Gun Violence Preamble. Pastors and leaders in the Church from throughout the US met on December 10, 2015 to express grief that we …
Another Mass Shooting of Innocent Children
A ten-year-old little girl at the Uvalde, Texas Elementary School that was not shot, rubbed on herself the blood of others so the shooter would pass her by! If that’s not one of the saddest things you’ve heard in a long while, you must have heard some pretty damn sad things! The NRA has banned …
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An “Assault” on Clear Thinking for the Common Good
I was fasting the news this weekend in order to take a break from all the insanity in the world when inadvertently I heard about yet another mass shooting with an assault type rifle. I made an exception and broke the fast for this one story and decided I’d brave the flak I’ll certainly get …
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Tired of Waiting for the “Right Time” to Talk About Guns!
I have strong feelings and a thousand thoughts about these mass shootings that seem to be occurring at the pace of a speeding assault rifle bullet. I can only bring myself to share a few of them here. Not the time to talk about it… I started to say something after the San Bernardino shooting …
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