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...
by corneliuscorps | Mar 5, 2026 | Weekly Reflection
This week’s reflection is by The Rev. Ellis Crum. Before becoming a United Methodist pastor, Ellis served as an active duty Army officer as well as in the Department of Defense. In light of this experience, he offers important insights about labeling others as...
by adrienne | Feb 27, 2026 | 2026
On Feb. 23, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was the keynote at Carnegie Hall to honor the 100th birthday of W.E.B. Du Bois. In his speech, he identified the primary obstacle to freedom: a “poisonous fog of lies.” This fog was a deliberate myth of inferiority,...
by corneliuscorps | Feb 19, 2026 | 2026, Weekly Reflection
This year Black History Month is a time of both celebration and apprehension. We celebrate the 100th anniversary of the origins of Black History Month. The scholar and historian Carter G. Woodson developed Black History Week as a time to lift up the accomplishments...
by corneliuscorps | Feb 12, 2026 | 2026, Weekly Reflection
This week a group of Buddhist monks completed their Walk for Peace from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, DC. Along the way, millions of people came out to see them and to experience this amazing witness for peace even as our nation continues to be bitterly divided....
