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CVA Weekly Newsletter
December 12, 2013
- Activist Feedback
- Essay: The Knowledge of the Lord
- This Week’s Sermon from Rev. Frank and Mary Hoffman
1. Activist Feedback
Ron, who leafleted at Winter Jam Tour inPortland, OR on 11/15, writes:
I stayed there the whole time and distributed my box of 300. It went very well. It seemed that over 80% percent of people took them - which is really good.
Upcoming Activist Opportunities
01/09/2014 CA, Sacramento Third Day
01/10/2014 OR, Portland Third Day
01/11/2014 WA, Spokane Third Day
01/03/2014 NC, Raleigh, NC The Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular
01/04/2014 WV, Charleston The Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular
01/05/2014 NC, Charlotte The Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular
01/09/2014 AL, Mobile The Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular
01/10/2014 FL, Jacksonville The Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular
01/11/2014 FL, Tampa The Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular
01/12/2014 TN, Chattanooga The Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular
01/16/2014 PA, Reading The Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular
01/18/2014 OH, Columbus The Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular
01/19/2014 MO, St. Louis The Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular
2. Essay: The Knowledge of the Lord
In Isaiah 11:9, the prophet envisions a world of peace in which all creatures will live in harmony, and “the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.” What is “the knowledge of the Lord”?
I think the knowledge of the Lord is the wisdom to know how to live in peace. Jeremiah lamented, “They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace” (6:14 and 8:11). I think this aptly describes our current age. The Western nations are not immediately threatened by foreign forces, but the appearance of peace is a façade. Behind the window dressing is extreme violence on a massive scale, with most of the victims being nonhuman persons. Humans are also victims of the violence inherent in the exploitation and abuse of nonhuman persons, and the links between the victimization of humans and nonhumans has been documented well in David Nibert’s book Animal Oppression and Human Violence.I think Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. had a good appreciation of the knowledge of the Lord when he observed, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” There is no peace as long as we countenance violence and injustice. Our society is making violent choices, which are leading us toward widespread destruction and misery. What can we do to avert disaster? In other words, what, if anything, can we do to help the world be filled with the knowledge of the Lord? I’ll start to explore that question next week.
Stephen R. Kaufman, M.D.
3. This Week’s Sermon from Rev. Frank and Mary Hoffman
Second Coming Promises – Are We Helping?
Your question and comments are welcome
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