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CVA Weekly Newsletter
January 1, 2014
Happy New Year, everyone!
- Please Support the CVA
- Upcoming Activist Opportunities
- Essay: The Knowledge of the Lord
- Quiz
- This Week’s Sermon from Rev. Frank and Mary Hoffman
1. Please Support the CVA
We rely on donations to continue our important ministry. Among our activities, every year we distribute over 100,000 booklets at Christian concerts, revivals, and other events. CVA Sustainers ($25 donation or more) receive our daily Take Heart! e-note, and a subscription to the outstanding magazine Veg News. To donate, go to the bottom of the page www.christianveg.org/materials.htm. As always, we encourage you to visit our web site where you will find essays, commentaries, ways to participate in our ministry.
2. Upcoming Activist Opportunities
The Christian Vegetarian Association is looking for volunteers to leaflet at the upcoming events with our “Would Jesus Eat Meat Today?” booklets to spread the word about vegetarianism as good stewardship of all of God’s Creation. Volunteers have a great opportunity to earn $18.00 per hour (up to 2 hours) per person to be donated to their favorite Animal Advocacy or Veg Group. For more information please contact Lorena at LorenaValenziVeg@gmail.com.
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
01/16/2014 CA, San Jose Third Day
01/18/2014 AZ, Phoenix Third Day
01/18/2014 OH, Columbus The Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular
01/19/2014 MO, St. Louis The Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular
01/23/2014 MI, Grand Rapids The Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular
02/08/2014 GA, Atlanta The Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular
02/09/2014 AL, Birmingham The Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular
02/16/2014 VA, Norfolk The Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular
02/23/2014 OH, Cleveland The Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular
02/28/2014 AR, North Little Rock The Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular
03/01/2014 KS, Wichita The Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular
03/02/2014 TN, Memphis The Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular
03/05/2014 TX, Ft. Worth The Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular
03/06/2014 MO, Springfield The Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular
3. Essay: The Knowledge of the Lord
What we can do to help fill the world with the knowledge of the Lord? For starters, we can do our best to serve as models of love and compassion. If we show that living as peacefully as possible deepens our spirituality and enriches our lives, others might be encouraged to follow our example. That’s one reason why it’s so important that we always engage other people respectfully. If we come across as angry, bitter, or nasty, people will think, “I don’t want to be like that person.”
Another way we can help spread the knowledge of the Lord is to spread truth. Jesus said, “The truth will set you free,” and indeed all justice movements are grounded in facts. When it comes to animal issues, truth-telling largely means respectfully challenging the lies people tell themselves to make it easier to countenance animal abuse and countering the repeated lies of the animal exploitation industries.
Jeremiah prophesied a time when “I [the Lord] will put my law within them, and I will write it upon their hearts” (31:33). Until that time, perhaps filling the world with the knowledge of the Lord might require changing the factors that motivate people. When we tell a child that she might get a treat if she behaves, we’re not demanding that she want to behave. Instead, we are creating incentives for good behavior. Similarly, there might be ways to change the incentives that currently encourage people to participate in the harmful exploitation and abuse of nonhumans. I’ll consider this possibility next week.
Stephen R. Kaufman, MD
4. Quiz
Many of those who doubt global warming and climate change note that winter Antarctic sea ice extent has been increasing during the past few years. This is in sharp contrast to diminished Arctic sea ice. How do climate scientists generally explain the growth of Antarctic sea ice? The first correct answer has a choice among several books.
5. This Week’s Sermon from Rev. Frank and Mary Hoffman
Your question and comments are welcome
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