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Letters from Peter

Letters from Peter features a compelling series of essays authored by Rev. Peter Laarman, a distinguished minister of the United Church of Christ, recognized nationally for his long-standing commitment to justice, activism, and thoughtful public discourse.

Through “Letters from Peter”, Rev. Laarman explores the vital intersection of prophetic faith and contemporary social realities. Each issue offers readers an opportunity to reflect on how a love-centered faith can illuminate pathways of understanding and guide ethical action in today’s complex and often divided world.

 

Rev. Laarman intends to regularly respond to the ongoing assaults to the hard right's campaign to eradicate each and every government funded program that provides health care, education and training programs, immigration opportunities, LGBTQ freedoms, and equal opportunities for all Americans.

Quote: "...you don't have to believe in a Creator to believe that Earth itself is generous in unexpected and marvelous ways, bringing forth every good thing in its season, not to mention all of the bonus delights."

Attitude of Gratitude

How the Most Basic Religious Impulse Is Also the Most Valuable

Quote: "My theory is that Trump knows full well that he is radically unfit for Heaven.... He also knows
that he would be unhappy and kind of lost up there."

Heaven Or...???

A President Faces the Great Beyond

Quote: "...more and more ordinary people are coming to see that a society based on predation cannot be reconciled with basic morality. They hunger for
something beffer."

A Sacred Hunger

Quote: "God's loving embrace of nobodies can free us from the fatal grip
of status anxiety if only we will let it."

Nobodies Together

Quote: "It interests me that today's MAGA overlords do not hesitate to describe themselves as a whirlwind sown by decades of liberal
'wokeness.'"

Stormy Weather

Quote: “Crucially, Leo critiques not just structural injustice but the poisonous ideology that supports it: the ‘pseudo-scientific’ belief that a ‘free-market economy will automatically solve the problem of poverty.’"

First Words from Leo

The first words from Pope Leo XIV are very good words.

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