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Blessed are the SHALOM-makers, for they shall be called sons of God. – Matthew 5:9 Growing up, I had a tough time with Matthew 5:9, because in my mind it had two interpretations: Blessed are the kids who get beat up on the playground, who don’t fight back, for they...

The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr once said, “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” I suggest that the arc of the entire universe – moral, spiritual, physical, and commercial – is long, but it bends towards Shalom. This is difficult for...

I grew up in the church. My father is a pastor and a missionary, my grandfather was a pastor and a missionary, and my great grandfather was a pastor and a missionary. So going to church was non-negotiable in my family of origin. Growing up in the church, I heard a lot...