by Rebekah Simon-Peter | Jun 22, 2022
Why haven’t we solved the issue of mass shootings and gun violence? We have been living with escalating gun violence at least since Columbine, if not earlier. Yet, it’s not an intractable problem. Other countries like Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, and the...
by Rebekah Simon-Peter | Jan 26, 2022
Lenten Practices During Lent, we remember Jesus’ command: “Love one another as I have loved you.” My question is: is it still possible to love one another as Jesus loved us? We live in a world of us versus them, a culture of contempt. We are broken into camps...
by Rebekah Simon-Peter | Jan 19, 2022
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about a world of change. Many congregations have been weighed down with grief, resentment, and fear, unable to move forward. This year, I want to show you how to walk the path of healing through Lent. In this article, I’ll share how...
by Rebekah Simon-Peter | Jan 11, 2022
Let me guess. You read the title of this week’s blog post and thought to yourself, “Preparing for Lent?! I have almost 2 months of worship to prepare for before I even think about Lent.” While that is true, the Lenten season will be here before we know it. And I...
by Rebekah Simon-Peter | Jan 4, 2022
We are one year out from the insurrection at the US Capitol building in which riotous crowds did great damage to the building, threatened US Congresspeople—both Democratic and Republican—beat Capitol police, and tried to stop the counting of electoral votes. Moderates...
by Rebekah Simon-Peter | Dec 29, 2021
It’s that time of year again. It’s time to look back and reflect on the year past in order to move forward into the new year. In these last few days of the year, I want to encourage you to finish strong. I recommend that you hit the pause button to...
