LAWS MAKE A DIFFERENCE. In the Old Testament, the Ten Commandments were the foundation of Jewish Law. In the New Testament, Jesus’ Great Commandment compressed the Ten Commandments into loving God, loving neighbor and loving yourself. A mantra in the United States is…

NEHEMIAH AND THE NRA are at loggerheads. As the NRA opens the floodgates of gun rights, Nehemiah embraces protection for the common good. Nehemiah writes following the return of the Israelites from Babylon. Jerusalem needed to be rebuilt and a protective wall was…

2019 PREP! is a reframing of VOTE UP!. The Church’s public witness is guided by the interplay between WORD and WORLD. Each tugs at the other. There are parameters of respect. The challenge is designing ways for common enlightenment. 2019 PREP! is one…

ENGAGE is sponsoring an educational advocacy event called VOTE UP!. The purpose is to energize action to address gun violence prevention (GVP). GVP needs laws as well as personal responsibility. VOTE UP! will stress both with the balance weighted on political involvement. Here…

TRAVEL AND GUN DEATHS. Linda and I just returned from a 33 day European holiday. We visited six countries: Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain and the United Kingdom. Other than guarding our passports, credit cards and cash, we felt safe from gun violence.…

In Matthew 19:16-18, the Rich Young Ruler asked Jesus, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life? [Jesus] said to him….’You shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness….You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’…

“Fear is a dark room where negatives are developed.” says Olympic high jumper Dwight Stones. Fear is a powerful motivator for gun violence. We know the numbers: 38,000 gun deaths a year in the USA. Over 60% are suicides, about 2% accidents and…

The Star Tribune Minnesota Poll interviewed 625 registered voters between April 15 and April 18, 2018 about gun violence, gun ownership and gun control. Here are the results. Support or opppose stricter gun laws in the USA? 56% support and 31% oppose. NOTE:…

A BIBLICAL CASE FOR GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION. There are three presuppositions: 1) The will of God is nonviolent love; 2) People activate the weapon. The weapon does the killing; 3) By the grace of God we are set free to be transformed by…

“A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” – Second Amendment-U.S. Constitution. This is the sum total wording of the Second Amendment. Why does…