Last night I gave a talk at the Stone Church in Independence, Missouri on the “Pursuit of Peace.” I used the opportunity to explore an idea I have been thinking about lately — using Dietrich Bonheoffer’s observations on “cheap” vs “costly” grace to consider the different types of peace that people pursue. I believe that [...]
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Cheap Peace and Costly Peace
August 23, 2010The Community of Christ is Becoming a Peace Church!
May 15, 2009Please Note: This post is a response from Community of Christ Apostle, Andrew Bolton, to two blog postings by his son, Matthew Bolton: “The Community of Christ is Not a Peace Church” and “Managed Decline or Rejuvenation?” Matthew Bolton’s articles critiqued the church’s implementation of its peace mission. —Ed. I want to respond to Matthew’s [...]
The Community of Christ is Not a Peace Church
April 30, 2009At face value, Community of Christ’s claim to be dedicated to the pursuit of peace must be deemed a failure. As far as I can tell, the sum total of our contribution to peace on earth is an annual Peace Colloquy, a Peace Prize, a Peace and Justice website, the Children’s Peace Pavilion, a Peace [...]
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