NO to Death ~ A Life-Line

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

A LIFE-LINE I would like to say as simply as I know how, to other Christians, that I'm convinced that in our lifetime we have no contribution to make to one another or to the world at large except a modest and consistent NO to death. Our churches can Read more [...]

NO to Death ~ A Life-Line

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

ANOTHER SHOOTING AND KILLING IN A SYNAGOGUE IN THE USA, this one in Poway, CA. One is left to wonder in the history of humanity, how many days has the sun set and the moon risen when a human didn't intentionally kill another human. And I wonder of Read more [...]

Raymond “Dutch” Hunthausen – (1921 – 2018) R.I.P.

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

I've been out all day and so I am only now hearing from friends that Archbishop Raymond "Dutch" Hunthausen died yesterday. He was 96. What a great man -- he was humble, pastoral, an attentive listener, about as unpretentious as any church leader I Read more [...]

We Remember — MLK, Jr.

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

(January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) We remember that fifty years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King, drum major for justice, follower of the Prince of Peace, martyr for rooting out racism as a gardener for God, and prophet of non-violence, was assassinated Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: The outstretched arms of Christ on the cross hold and take with him to death everything that is wrong in the world, everything that is awry in us, every contradiction of how things are supposed to be, every violation of our own Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: The best way to remember those who have been killed in battle is to work for the day when others will no longer be sent to take their place. Prayerfully reflecting on how to move away from war and war preparation should be central Read more [...]

Practicing Nonviolence: Two Quotes on Peace

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Daniel J. Miller

First, a quote from Etty Hillesum: Ultimately we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it toward others. The more peace there is in us, the more peace there will be in our troubled Read more [...]

The Little Way of Nonviolence

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Daniel J. Miller

Today’s Reflection is an excerpt about Therese of Lisieux taken from John Dear’s book You Will Be My Witnesses. Born Therese Martin in Lisieux, Normandy, France, in 1873, she joined her sisters in the cloistered Carmelite convent at the age of 15. Read more [...]

Nonviolence as a Way of Practicing Resurrection

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Daniel J. Miller

Before it is a personal spiritual practice or a social strategy for cultural transformation, non-violence is an integral part of the mutual reverence and dynamism of the economy of love within the Trinity (the beloved community). Jesus is the nonviolent Read more [...]

Rescuing Peace

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Daniel J. Miller

It is a sad but recognizable fact that the word peace has lost a bit of its punch these days although it seems to be more adept at taking one. The word peace seems to evoke one of two very different responses, each of which shows that the word has seen Read more [...]

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Tag Archives: Non-Violence

NO to Death ~ A Life-Line

NO to Death ~ A Life-Line

Raymond “Dutch” Hunthausen – (1921 – 2018) R.I.P.

We Remember — MLK, Jr.

Life-Line

Life-Line

Practicing Nonviolence: Two Quotes on Peace

The Little Way of Nonviolence

Nonviolence as a Way of Practicing Resurrection

Rescuing Peace