Societal change does not come by accident; it occurs because someone first imagined it. This imagination can sneak into your life anytime, anywhere. For Mother Teresa, it started the first time she walked by a dying person on the street and wondered why no one was doing anything about it. For a young Martin LutherContinue reading “Imagination, Hope, Prayer and Societal Change”
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What do Muslims Believe?
An American friend recently told me that he had discovered there were some Muslim families in his apartment complex. But he hesitated to approach them, not knowing how they would respond. He assumed if he understood what Muslims believe first, it would help him to make friends. My friend’s desire is understandable, but may notContinue reading “What do Muslims Believe?”
Peacemaker of the World
One of my favorite descriptions of Jesus in the Bible comes from Micah chapter 5. Many Christians hear the beginning of this passage read at Christmas foretelling Jesus’ birth: “But you, Bethlehem…from you will come the leader who will shepherd-rule Israel…” But if you read in the Message translation, verses 2-4 end with the shepherd-rulerContinue reading “Peacemaker of the World”
Jim Baton 