On the Anniversary of 9/11, Reflecting on Interfaith Work from 22 Years Ago
9/11 Memorial Pool (photo credit: Nadia Eimandoust) Standing on the steps of the Godbox at 475 Riverside drive, a Church World Service worker admonished me when I referred to persons affected by 9/11 as “victims.”…
Grooming Hope at the Wild Goose Festival
It’s easy to be hopeless these days, and being greeted by a pair of maybe recovering meth users at the door of a dismal Days Inn in the middle of nowhere in western North Carolina…
Say no to Biden’s Asylum Ban
The Presbyterian Peace Fellowship opposes the Biden Administration’s proposed rule change that would make asylum claims much more difficult for certain asylum seekers. The proposed change would take effect when the CDC’s Title 42 Public…
I have a secret
by Rev. Deanna Hollas, Coordinator, Gun Violence Prevention Ministry,Presbyterian Peace Fellowship I was recently on a flight and ended up engaged in a conversation with the person seated next to me. It wasn’t too long…
Another Sunday in America
Sermon by: Rev. David Ensign, Interim Director at PPF Yesterday I preached at Trinity Presbyterian in Harrisonburg, Va., the congregation where the Revs. Jim and Roxana Atwood made their faith community in retirement. For Presbyterians,…
Standing in the right place
Interview with Rev. Bart Smith, Recipient of the 2022 Peaceseeker Award June 2022 The Reverend Bart Smith (he/him) has had the joy and privilege of being the pastor of St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church in Tucson,…
If you are interested in gun violence prevention: start somewhere.
Interview with Rev. Dr. Harry Eberts, Co-Recipient of the 2021 Peaceseeker Award May 2022 Along with Miranda Viscoli, Harry Eberts is Co-President of New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence. They work with youth, with art,…
Organize, Learn and Organize Again: Lessons from the GVP Movement:
Interview with Miranda Viscoli, Co-Recipient of the 2021 Peaceseeker Award May 2022 Along with Harry Eberts, Miranda Viscoli is Co-President of New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence. They work with youth, with art, with their…
Letter to OGA regarding armed guards at General Assembly 225
Rev. Dr. Diane Moffett Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II Office of the General Assembly Louisville, KY June 10, 2022 Dear siblings in Christ, We read with dismay the news release announcing the presence of…
Why white churches need to start chopping up guns
By: Rev. Deanna Hollas Another weekend of gun violence has captured the public’s attention as an 18 year old white male went on the hunt targeting Black bodied people shopping for groceries in Buffalo NY…