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Next DACPA Meeting
Join us on Saturday,
November 14,
2009, 2-4pm
Due to the holidays, there will be
no meeting in December.
Northaven United Methodist Church,
11211 Preston Rd. at Northaven
All are welcome
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Peace, Power
and the Way of the Cross
The last of our four Good Friday reflections
came from J.D. Allen. His words were preceded by comments and music
from Rev. Eric Folkerth of Northaven United Methodist, "This is My
Song".
This is my song, O God of all the nations,
A song of peace for lands afar and mine.
Listen to the song and hear all of the
reflections from the last Good Friday at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/DallasChristians
Our country is at a crossroads in Afghanistan Iraq. We continue to
reflect on...
Peace, Power and the Way of the Cross
We stand now to the West knowing that the West today symbolizes
power, domination, and oppression. We have gathered here to reflect
and repent today of our participation in the power of the West over
the rest of the world.
We stand here to proclaim, "Jesus is Lord!" By proclaiming, "Jesus
is Lord!" we conversely proclaim that Caesar is not. The American
presidency is not. Congress and the Pentagon are not. Al-Quaida is
not. Nor is any national leader who may claim supremacy.
I am reminded of John Dominic Crossan's words in his book God and
Empire in which he explains that we should stop calling ourselves
American Christians and call ourselves Christian Americans for it is
in Christ in which we first and foremost find our identity.
The problem with the church today and over the centuries is that it
has forgotten that lordship is defined and exhibited much
differently in Jesus. The church of Jesus has chosen to live as the
nations of the world. Lordship is not found in domination, violence,
and defeat of our enemies. It is found in vulnerability,
nonviolence, and reconciliation with our enemies.
So today we have followed the cross. The cross in which Christ took
up speaking truth to power while establishing a new kind of kingdom
on earth. And we follow today seeking to take up our own cross and
proclaim to the world that "Jesus is Lord!" and there is another
way.
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