Swords into plowshares
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Swords into Plowshares is the blog of the Peacemaking Program and the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations of the Presbyterian Mission Agency of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
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November 2010
November 30, 2010Advent Devotion - November 30, 2010
Scripture - 1 Thessalonians 2:1–12 What a difference age makes! I used to read Thessalonians, or for that matter any of the apostle Paul’s letters, trying to learn what Paul meant and hoping that I could apply it to my...
November 29, 2010
Iraqi Christians seek haven in Jordan
The Jordan Times reports that attacks against Christians in Iraq has led many Christians to flee to Jordan. Christianity in Iraq dates from the apostolic era. Presbyterians have engaged in ministry with the people of Iraq since the early 1800s....
November 29, 2010
Economic and Peacemaking studies seeking volunteers
Friends of Social Witness and Social Ministry, The General Assembly has authorized two new studies that will involve the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP). One is about the economic crisis and the other is about the peacemaking witness...
November 29, 2010
Advent Devotion - 29 de noviembre
The Ministerio de Vida Abundante de la Iglesia Presbiteriana en Puerto Nuevo, San Juan de Puerto Rico provides a Spanish translation of the November 29 Advent devotion on their blog. They will be posting the devotions daily.
November 29, 2010
Advent Devotion - November 29, 2010
Scripture - Isaiah 1:10–20 “Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil, learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow.” (Isaiah...