ORGANIZE TO MOBILIZE You are invited to a GUN SAFETY AND GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION event. An evening of Biblical reflection, personal sharing, learning gun facts that inspire passionate responses, and strategizing for gun safety and gun violence prevention. LEARN: How to help prevent…
Sep
20
ORGANIZE TO MOBILIZE
Why is ORGANIZE TO MOBILIZE Necessary? ORGANIZE TO MOBILIZE is a training event on 25 September, 6:30-8:30 at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in St. Paul, 285 Dale Street North. It’s purpose is to EMPOWER us to address GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION. Why is…
EMPOWERING FOR GUN SAFETY How can we help prevent gun suicide? How can we help keep dangerous gun bills from becoming law? How can we make our homes, communities and state more gun safe? How can we ORGANIZE TO MOBILIZE? You are invited…
Aug
20
GUNS, FASCISM AND THE KKK
GUNS, FASCISM AND THE KKK I support the legitimate use of guns for hunting, sport shooting and personal protection. I have a problem with guns used for intimidation, for preparation of war with the government and for support of racist, fascist, authoritarian, Alt-Right…
Aug
14
GUNS, GOD AND GUTS
GUNS, GOD AND GUTS Our pastor recently preached on the “Armor of God” text, Ephesians 6:13-17. We spoke about how the right wing conservative Christian groups often use the text to justify violence, yet how the thrust of the text is a call…
Aug
9
THE GOD OF ORDER
We have a GOD OF ORDER. Out of chaos in Genesis, God ordered the universe. Paul writes in I Corinthians 14:33, “…for God is a God not of disorder but of peace.” Gun violence prevention (GVP) is about order in life. On the…
AND THE GUN SAYS, “I AM….” Yes, I know people pull the trigger, that most gun owners handle their guns safely, that guns can be a source of enjoyment, hunting and target shooting, that guns can be used for protection, that the Second…
Aug
2
AUSTRALIAN LESSONS
AUSTRALIAN LESSONS In April 1996, Martin Bryant entered a cafe at Port Arthur, Tasmania, pulled out a semi-automatic rifle from his bag, and began shooting, killing 35 people and injuring 23. What followed was action by the government which resulted in the 1996…
Jun
28
HOW LONG, O LORD?
HOW LONG, O LORD? Psalm 13 is a Psalm of Lament. “How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?….How long must I bear pain in my soul, and have sorrow in my heart all day long?” A Psalm for gun violence prevention…
Jun
21
SYNOD ASSEMBLY OBSERVATIONS
SYNOD ASSEMBLY OBSERVATIONS This spring I spent time attending to GVP (gun violence prevention) table displays at the St. Paul Area Synod and Northwest Minnesota Synod Assemblies. Many conversations later I concluded these observations. 1. People cared about gun violence (GV) and were…