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2024
Year End Campaign – Gratitude for the Past
Greetings to you from Cornelius Corps during this holy season of Advent and Christmas. This is the...
Weekly Reflection: Going Forward With Gratitude
As we celebrate Thanksgiving this week, we do so in society and world characterized by fear,...
Weekly Reflection: Tamir Ten Years Later
Ten years ago this week on November 22, 2014, twelve year old Tamir Rice was shot by police while...
Weekly Reflection: Remembering Another Kind of Veteran
On Monday of this week, our nation celebrated Veterans' Day when we honor those who served in all...
Weekly Reflection: The Post-Election Unchanging Agenda
In this post-election week, many of us are shocked and saddened by the agenda that the majority of...
Weekly Reflection: “Did You Vote?”
This Weekly Reflection is written by the Rev. Adrienne Reedy. She serves on the Board of Directors...
Weekly Reflection: “We All Fit the Description”
Racial stereotypes and racial bias have real and tragic consequences. Thirty five years ago this...
Weekly Reflection: Believe the Survivors
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 was recently awarded to a Japanese organization called Nihon...
Weekly Reflection: Voices of Peace Amid the Pain
Earlier this week marked the one year anniversary of the horrendous October 7 attack on Israel by...
Weekly Reflection: Paying the Price at the Polls
Earlier this week, my wife and I voted in this year's national election. The process of early...
Weekly Reflection: A Dangerous Dog Whistle
The term "dog whistle" has at least two different meanings. It refers to a kind of whistle used in...
Weekly Reflection: The Most Memorable Speech at the DNC
Political conventions are full of speeches by famous people. This week in Chicago, the Democtatic...
2023
Weekly Reflection: Finding Jesus in Bethlehem in 2023
During this Christmas season, the nativity scene is one of the most beloved images in many...
Weekly Reflection: A Different Kind of Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve is one of the most anticipated days of the year. Children await the coming of Santa....
Weekly Reflection: Keeping Us All in the Family
Norman Lear died on December 5 at the age of 101. He was a prolific writer and producer who was...
Weekly Reflection: A Time to Remember All the Children
At this time of year, our thoughts turn to the Christmas season as experienced by children. Many...
Weekly Reflection: Predator or Person
Twenty five years ago this week, an article in the Weekly Standard by Princeton Political Science...
Weekly Reflection: “Where Were You When…?”
This week marks the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November...
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