If we read Matthew 10 correctly, we don’t walk away with permission to dismiss people; we walk away with a call to carry peace into places that may reject us anyway. The Kingdom of God is at hand, and it heals, calms, and freely welcomes those who desire to participate.

The story of St. Telemachus shows us something different. That when we practice what Jesus taught and put ourselves in the gap to preach true peace, then change can actually take place. Even if we suffer or never see it for ourselves.

Luke 22:36 is commonly used to defend the use of weapons for Christians, but what if Luke 22 actually refutes that claim altogether?

Swords or Plows? What does Isaiah 2 & Micah 4 teach us about Jesus, Scripture, and love of others?