Monthly Letter

Dear Reconciler Family, I would like to begin the letter with some updates by Reconciliation Chapter Leader Evelyne O’Callaghan Burkhard: Hi my Friends! I am now in Switzerland for the last six weeks. It seems like ages as I have really enjoyed visiting my family and touring up into the mountains. It has been very…

Dear Reconciler Family, Good News and Bad News! As I sat down and began to mull over my message for the July ORM Letter I glanced at my computer screen and latest news items listed. There was good news and bad news. The good news was: “Charleston Marks Anniversary of Church Shooting. Charleston is planning…

Dear Reconciler Family, My wife, Jannice and I were invited by Pastor Karl Reinagel, Office of Reconciliation Ministries Chapter Leader in the St. Louis, Missouri area, where we attended meetings on Tuesday, May 10, and Wednesday, May 11. First, we met with the Ferguson Ministerial Alliance to discuss some of their recent activities in the…

Dear Fellow Reconcilers, My wife, Jannice and I visited our Reconciliation Ministry Chapter in Newark, New Jersey on the weekend of April 23rd and 24th, and conducted a seminar on the topic of reconciliation on Saturday the 23rd. It was lively and celebratory. It brought back fond memories for Jannice and me. I was baptized…

Dear Reconciler Family, As we move into the month of April 2016, having commemorated the Lord’s Supper, we are overwhelmed by the most powerful and momentous events that mankind has ever known: the Life, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior! We read about his walk among mankind as a stranger to…

Dear Reconciler Family, I begin this letter by passing on a response to our February 2016 letter from a dear friend and chaplain, Kathleen Hart. She wrote: Thank you for your ORM letter. It has touched me deeply. From your sharing, I have learned about some of the things that have taken place in America…

Dear Reconciler Family, Since February is recognized in America as Black History Month, I thought I would focus on some makers and shakers who used it as an education tool, and how this recognition was developed. Dr. Carter Goodwin Woodson (1875-1950), is widely regarded as the leading writer on Negro history of his time. A…

Dear Reconciler Family, Welcome to a brand New Year, 2016! And while reflecting on it my mind began to wonder what this year will be like, how it will affect me and in what ways can I be effective or more effective in sharing the gospel with others. Arthur Albrecht Powell, code name Pittsburgh Expert,…

Dear Reconciler Family, One magazine I saw recently had in bold letters “What is the real meaning of Christmas?” For many Christmas means parties, shopping, vacations, and giving and receiving gifts. While all of this may be wonderful and fun it is very easy to overlook the real meaning of the Event called Christmas. And…