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Dear ORM Reconcilers, On August 11, 2018, my wife, Jannice and I attended our third Mid-Summer Night’s Concert, produced by Nat Nehdar. The weather was perfect for such an event and sitting under the stars made it extra special! We arrived to find empty chairs on the lawn, but by the time the concert began,…

Dear Reconcilers, I hope you are having a good summer and not getting too hot. I’ve been reading the updates from some of our chapter leaders and want to express my gratitude for the wonderful job they are doing. May God bless them for their labor of love! I am very thankful for the great…

Pastor Karl Reinagel and his wife, Carla have been serving as ORM leaders for several years. I asked him to share some of the things he’s been doing to promote reconciliation in his area, Furguson, Missouri. Dear Family of Reconcilers, Jesus Christ has been equipping New Creation in Christ for racial reconciliation since Curtis and…

Dear Reconciler Family, Recently in my devotional “Our Daily Bread” I came across the words LIVING A LEGACY. I was intrigued and began to delve into to this article. The author tells the story of his time with his sons. It reminded me of how God is so commutates with us His sons and daughters.…

I asked ORM Chapter Leader Evelyn Burkhard, who is overseas, to give us an update on her reconciliation work. I want to share her letter with you. My dear ORM friends, I am just back from one month in Burundi, where I was asked to help with the transformation of a Health Center into a…

Dear Reconciler Family, This letter was sent to me by Pastor Neil Earle, one of the top writers in our fellowship. He sent this civil rights document to me and I would like to share it with you. I found it fascinating! “A Healer from History” – Bernard LaFayette Speaks in Memphis By Neil Earle…

Dear Reconciler Family, Experience the necessity of WATER! Upon returning home from a trip with my wife, Jannice, I got a phone call from a neighbor who asked me if I knew I had a water leak. Of course, I had not known the bad news. Jannice and I made it to the front of…

Dear Reconciler Family, “Fighting on Two Fronts – A Tuskegee Airman Remembers.” This year, 2018 will be an important year in race relations with Memphis, Tennessee gearing up for the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s death, which took place on Thursday, April 4, 1968. In that commemorative spirit, I asked Pastor Neil Earle,…

Dear Reconciler Family, Pastor, teacher and prolific writer Neil Earle and his wife, Susan, who was my secretary for some time, retired and headed back to Memphis, Tennessee. They both were instrumental in advancing the Ministry of Reconciliation. Susan’s home is Memphis, Tennessee and Neil’s is Newfoundland, Canada. They will be dearly missed! As we…

Dear Reconciler Family, What’s so great about Christmas? People from around the world observe Christmas. What’s so great about it? What’s the magnet that pulls people to it? What’s it all about anyway? Isn’t it Just another expensive holiday that forces us to spend money, often on undeserving people who make you feel guilty if…