TRUMP, PUTIN, AND THE ALASKAN SUMMIT: Peace-seekers or peacemakers?
President Donald Trump said he’ll be meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday 15 August in Alaska to discuss a potential peace deal to end the war in Ukraine. The Bible speaks with profound clarity and encouragement about the role of peacemakers, emphasizing both their divine calling and the blessing they carry, BUT it is important to discern true Peace in a world of deals. There is a Gospel difference between peace-seekers for personal gain, and peacemakers as a divine calling.
BECOMING BEGGARS OF PEACE: a “love zone” from Lebanon
The ultimate purpose of engagement and dialogue from a Christian perspective is redemption. It is a unique consecration entrusted to redeemed people. If we do not engage in peace by the way we talk and the way we act, we relinquish our spiritual duty of being peacemakers. This is beautifully illustrated by a testimony from Lebanon
In Search Of Peacemakers
Few leaders are willing to be known as peacemakers. But even more concerning is the fact that many Christian leaders have abdicated their roles as peacemakers in pursuit of theological justice. We have taken sides – in Ukraine and in Israel – and we have left the innocent at the mercy of politicians, war-lords and global powers.