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Three ways to pray for our enemies

August 19, 2014Laymanconversion, Divine Intervention, frenemy, Jesus, pray for enemies, restraint, Sermon on the Mount

By Joe Carter “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy,’ said Jesus in his famous Sermon on the Mount. “But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in…

Following and leading

September 14, 2013LaymanIsrael, kingdom of God, Palestine, PCUSA, San Francisco Presbytery, Sermon on the Mount

By Mary Holder Naegeli San Francisco Presbytery passed two of three overtures related to Israel/Palestine last night (Sept. 10). Its decisions (by fairly close margins) reflected a particular view of the PCUSA’s place in the world and the realms in which it is called to lead. That whole Middle East issue is incendiary and difficult…