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Jesus Peace Collective is made up of a diverse and ecumenical group of Jesus followers that don't necessarily agree on all matters, but share a common conviction about the nonviolent and active peacemaking teachings of Jesus and the early church.


Christian Nonviolence, and Peacemaking: A Bible Study
This is bible study is designed to be done in a small group setting.

Jon Sherwood
27 min read


What Jesus Meant By “Turn the Other Cheek” in Matthew 5:39
After years of hiding bruises, a woman confides in a friend about her husband’s violent outbursts. Her friend advises her to submit to...

Tim Mackie
9 min read


The Only Way to Stop a Bad Guy With a Gun, Is a Good Guy With a Gun?
In Doug Wilson’s recent Q talk, he referenced this famed saying, and, no joke, integrated it as part of his defense. “The only way to...

Dr. Preston Sprinkle
4 min read


The Bible on Self-Defense: a Response to Doug Wilson
Last Friday, pastor Doug Wilson and I gave talks on guns and violence at the Q conference in Denver. Might sound like a real shocker—two...

Dr. Preston Sprinkle
4 min read


Jesus Said "Go Buy a Sword"?
Whenever I talk about Christians and violence, guns and self-defense, it’s inevitable that Luke 22 will come up. Supposedly, this passage...

Dr. Preston Sprinkle
4 min read


The Message of the Cross is Foolishness to AI
Each fall it is my great pleasure to walk through the four Gospels with anywhere from two to four sections of first semester students at...

Dr. John Boyles
6 min read


The Killer at the Door
I want to point out up front that the stuff Doug and I keep discussing—violence in self defense—lives at the fringes of the main topic....

Dr. Preston Sprinkle
6 min read


Love Your Enemies, Unless…?
A home school mom's journey into peacemaking and Christian non-violence. “Of course I would grab a knife from the kitchen and stab the...

Daniella Hatfield
5 min read


America and Its Guns
I just finished James Atwood’s book America and Its Guns: A Theological Exposé and I’m sitting here stunned. The statistics, the stories,...

Dr. Preston Sprinkle
6 min read
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