Lamoni Heartland Mission CenterPeace Moment: Clothe Yourselves in Love – The Best Christmas Present Ever When I was a child, Santa Claus brought toys and our parents gave us toys and clothes for Christmas. Well, one year I did not want clothes for Christmas and made sure my parents knew that. So that year, it was the year […]
Peace Moment: The God of Israel Speaks Peace and Justice by Glenn Johnson My childhood view of the Old Testament was that the God of Israel was portrayed as a God of wrath, vengeance and judgment whereas in the New Testament God gave us his Son Jesus Christ and forgave us. The New Testament was […]
Peace Moment, Meditation and Prayer for November 14 by Steve Bolie The scripture reading for tonight, describes the woman Hannah who is unable to have children so is missing out on motherhood. First Samuel 1:7-8 says: “Therefore Hannah wept and would not eat. 8 Her husband Elkanah said to her, “Hannah, why do you weep? […]
Peace Moment for November 7, 2021 Blessed Be the Lord Ruth 3:1-5;4:13-17 by Claudia Schooler We revere the story of Ruth – her loyalty to Naomi, the imagery of gleaning in the fields, the love story and her role in the lineage of David. This short book in the Hebrew scriptures stands out for giving […]
Peace Moment: Can You Drink the Cup? By Glenn Johnson Henri Nouwen, the Dutch Catholic Priest and theologian wrote a whole book about Matthew 20:20-23. The book was titled: “Can you drink the cup?” At 107 pages, it was like most of Nouwen’s books, an easy read. Nouwen sees the Christ cup as a […]
Peace Moment 10-10-21 – Mark 10:17-31 The story recorded in Mark 10:17-31 tells of the rich man who came to Jesus seeking eternal life. We are learning that “eternal life” is our present, future and eternity spent in relationship with God. In other words, a life of shalom, perfect peace. The rich man had apparently […]
Octobe 3 Peace Moment/Meditation/Prayer As I write this, Haiti has experienced more chaos. This time in the form of a 7.2 earthquake. Earlier this summer, Haiti has gone through political turmoil and now it is hurricane season. The picture from Apostle Art Smith, of the pastor and some of his congregation sleeping in the mountains […]
Besides the verses from Esther and Jesus’ teachings in Mark, the 5th chapter of the epistle of James is a focus scripture for today. In verses 19 -20 we find this counsel. (NRSV) My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and is brought back by another, 20) you […]
Prayer for Peace for September 12 by Glenn Wisdom cries out in the street; in the squares she raises her voice. – Proverbs 1:20 In 2018, President Veazey and the USA Team of Apostles issued statements regarding the then current US policies of separating child refugees from their parents at the border. At the time […]
It isn’t Over until it’s Over. No matter how hard we want this pandemic to be over it is not. It seems like we are certainly in it for the long haul. Some may feel that the past year and a half has been the long haul and now it is time to put this […]