by William N. Lovell

But the Christian pacifist who is committed to the purpose and will of God as shown in Jesus Christ over and against any present crisis situation, whose antecedent causes and effects are complex and manifold, acknowledges his or her inability to provide a responsible solution to every particular evil, monstrous as it may be. Such a pacifist must be willing finally to have failed for not having an answer, in seeming defeat, in order to witness to love as the ultimate purpose of God over all.

by Tom Lombardo

How blessed are the peacemakers; God shall call them his sons.

by Robert LaRochelle

The actions we take and the choices we make reflect if we are followers of Christ, children of God, doing the very best we can with our talents, gifts and strengths.

by William J. Sappenfield

Discipleship is a voluntary response to love, requiring constant examination of motives, ongoing communication and never ending learning.

by David Lee Jones

Authentic discipleship is a way of being, not becoming, that shapes our lives.

by Stephen Johnson

Preachers must move into that place where the cross of Christ bridges the distance between rich and poor.

by Michael Monshau

The credible preacher is able to respond honestly to parishioners with the heartfelt words, “I know. I understand.”

by Peter Gathje

To refuse to enter into relationship with the poor is to refuse to enter into God’s redemptive love.

by LeAnne Snow Flesher

If we are going to take the Gospel of Jesus Christ seriously we must be at the work of doing theology on behalf of the poor.

by June Birge

The Board of Trustees and the Editorial Board of The Living Pulpit mourn the passing of June Bingham Birge on August 21, 2007. This was the last article she wrote in her unique lifetime and distinguished career.

by Ralph Clingan

Are we readers of deadly dull essays or lively preachers of sermons?

by Jill Schaeffer

Scripture is the blank page on which the human imagination writes.