“Peace on Earth” rings out from Christmas carols and greeting cards at this time of year. It echoes the good news of the angels long ago; it expresses the hope for shalom as a result of God coming down into our world. We cherish the serenity of a crèche and singing Silent Night by candle…
Two of my teenage nieces traveled to Chicago this summer to teach Vacation Bible School. They live on a farm in Minnesota, surrounded by wide open fields and long stretches of straight highway. When they took the kids outside the church for a game one afternoon, they heard a rapid popping sound and assumed it was fireworks. The kids who grew up in downtown Chicago, however, knew immediately that it was gunfire and ran towards the basement stairs.
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