by Scott Myers | Oct 15, 2020 | Community, Uncategorized, Violence or Peace
What do we do instead of preparing to respond to violence with violence? First: as individuals, our hearts need to be changed. Therefore we seek and allow God’s continuing creation to build up love in our hearts and shalom in the world through the way we live....
by Scott Myers | Oct 1, 2020 | Community, Uncategorized, Violence or Peace
Instead So, what do we do instead? For the sake of argument let’s just say that we all agree with this analysis of the problem – that violence only leads to more violence and that, for the most part, we have prepared to respond to violence only with more...
by Scott Myers | Jul 29, 2020 | Means of Grace and the Pace of Blessing, Uncategorized
God creates the world as the place wherewe come to know and love God and each other. God creates us to come to know and loveGod and each other living-in-the-world. God’s purpose in Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection in redemption the same asGod’s purpose in...
by Scott Myers | Nov 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Last week I met with Michael Starks and a good friend of his, late morning at Angel Falls. We met to talk about the Board for Michael’s organization SLAAP (Start Living and Acting Positive), which I describe as a non-residential re-entry program. Since it was a very...
by Scott Myers | Nov 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Psalm 49 For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. 1 Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who live in this world, 2 both low and high, rich and poor alike: 3 My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the meditation of my heart will give you...