by corneliuscorps | Apr 16, 2026 | Weekly Reflection
With all the news and media distractions lately, it was easy to miss an important United Nations resolution naming chattel slavery of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. Cornelius Corps Board member The Rev. Ellis Crum shares a two part reflection on this...
by corneliuscorps | Apr 9, 2026 | Weekly Reflection
Last week was Holy Week that culminated with Easter, the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection. In the gospel of John, the resurrected Jesus’ first words to his disciples on Easter evening are “Peace be with you.” (John 20:19) During this time...
by corneliuscorps | Apr 2, 2026 | Weekly Reflection
On Good Friday of 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested during a march against segregated public facilities in Birmingham, AL. He spent eight days in the Birmingham City Jail from which he wrote one of the most important letters in American history. Although...
by corneliuscorps | Mar 26, 2026 | Weekly Reflection
For Christians around the world, this coming Sunday is known as Palm Sunday. It commemorates Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem that begins “Holy Week.” The depiction of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem focuses on the new kind of king who fulfilled what...
by corneliuscorps | Mar 19, 2026 | Weekly Reflection
Our nation is into the third week of a war with Iran that we initiated along with Israel. The claim that a premptive attack was necessary because Iran posed an “imminent threat” has proven to be a flimsy excuse for the Trump administration’s...
by corneliuscorps | Mar 12, 2026 | Weekly Reflection
Our nation is engaged in a war of choice with Iran. The message coming from the Trump administration and echoed by some parts of the American Church is that the way to achieve peace is the preemptive destruction of the “enemy.” The cost in innocent lives...
