Holy Saturday, the day between Good Friday and Easter, falls on 20 April in 2019. Another date of infamy. Hitler’s birthday and the 20th Anniversary of Columbine. Bishop Eaton of the ELCA, describes Holy Saturday thusly: “We are given this holy space to…

The State of Colorado recently passed a “Red Flag Law” that allows family members and concerned people to appeal to a judge to have a firearm temporarily removed from a person who is a danger to themself and others. The key word is…

Tossing gasoline into a fire causes an explosion of flame! Cultural fires are aflame in our nation which are often exasperated by tossing guns into the flames. TIME magazine reported in its’ 1 April issue, p. 38, that in 1,000 investigations between 2012-2017,…

Gun violence can be addressed (attacked) from several angles. I would suggest that each of these angles would protect a right to bear arms by responsible persons, those who would not be a danger to themselves or others. Here are the angles: 1.…

Last Tuesday, Linda and I attended the Westminster Town Hall Forum at Westminster Presbyterian Church in down town Minneapolis. The featured speaker was 19 year old David Hogg, a survivor of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Hign School massacre in Parkland, Florida in 2018.…

A Coast Guard officer stockpiles a buffet of 17 weapons: semi-automatics, a sniper rifle, shotguns, hunting rifles, pistols and at least 1,000 rounds of ammunition. Why? He is a White Nationalist who wants to start a race war. He also wants to kill…

ENGAGE Table Talk is a time of preparation to push forward gun safety. Recent statistics of Minnesota gun deaths counts 465 people gone. About 80% are gun suicides, almost 20% are homicides and a small percentage are accidents. The United States ranks #1…

Truth can be a bothersome gnat! Consider the prophet Amos. A farmer during the reign of King Uzziah and King Jeroboam, Amos stepped up to speak truth to power, a buzzing gnat! “For the three transgressions of Damascus…., of Gaza…., of Tyre…., Edom….,…

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND GUNS-PREVENTION “O guard my life, and deliver me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.” Ps. 25:20 There are many fixes to domestic violence against spouses and family members. As a pastor, couples…

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND GUNS-A REALITY Touch me with the softness of your hand Touch me with the sparkle in your eye Touch me with the Spirit of the Holy Land Touch me with the freedom of the sky Chorus of song by Crucis…