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Jesus Peace Collective is made up of a diverse and ecumenical group of Jesus followers that don't necessarily agree on all matters, but share a common conviction about the nonviolent and active peacemaking teachings of Jesus and the early church.
Tim Makie
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Jesus Said 2,000 Words That Changed Human History
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you...
John Markowski
1 min read
Violence & the "Un-Triumphal" Entry
John Markowski, pastor at Big Apple Church in New York, discusses the topic of violence as he looks at the "Un-Triumphal Entry" of Jesus...
John Mark Comer
1 min read
Jesus on His Most Radical Idea: Enemy Love
We finally come to the last, and most radical, of Jesus’ six examples of his way: enemy love. For Jesus, it’s not enough to reject the...
John Mark Comer
1 min read
Jesus on Breaking the Chain of Violence
Few of Jesus’ teachings are more thought-provoking and jarring to our culture than what he has to say on nonviolence and enemy love. To...
Jon Sherwood
1 min read
"It's Just War" - Should Christians Fight?
Anchor-Cross Publishing and Followers of the Way sponsored a debate on the subject of just war. They sought to bring leading thinkers...
Jon Sherwood
1 min read
Subversive Confrontation - Jesus' Third Way
In the context of the Kingdom of God, Jon Sherwood takes a look at the passion week of Christ in the gospel of John to show how Jesus...
Jon Sherwood
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Apocalypse: Civil and Uncivil Worship
In a sermon series through the book of Revelation, Jon Sherwood calls for the church to remain separate from "the beast" and applies it...
Jon Sherwood
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The Apocalypse: A Critique of Power
In a sermon series through the book of Revelation, Jon Sherwood looks at how Revelation critiques power, especially of that between Jesus...
Jon Sherwood
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A Kingdom of Peace
Jon Sherwood preaches through Mat 5:21-48, the "6 antitheses" of Jesus' sermon on the mount. In particular he discusses the upside down...
Dr. Douglas Jacoby
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Jesus Christ: Prince of Peace or God of War?
Lecture by Dr. Douglas Jacoby, Harvard University 2013 Observations O.T. Church-state. Although priesthood and monarchy were separate,...
Jon Sherwood
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Jesus & Nonviolence: an Interview with Dean Taylor
Dean Taylor is president of Sattler College in Boston and author of A Change of Allegiance, a book that chronicles his journey of faith to w
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