Monthly Letter

Dear Reconcilers, Our guest writer this month is Shelia Graham. Shelia shares things that can keep us divided as a country. When Words Become Labels In high school, you are labeled. You’re a nerd or a jock or a loser with a big L or worse, a druggie. Using words as labels doesn’t end in high school.…

Dear Reconcilers, This month I asked Tom Pickett to share an update on how his Ministry of Reconciliation is making a difference. A Time to Reconcile The ministry of New Hope Christian Fellowship in Fort Worth, Texas produces a video program called “A Time to Reconcile.” This ministry began in 2011 when we decided to…

Dear Reconcilers,  This month our guest writer is Dr. Mike Feazell. Mike is a long-time friend and the author of Liberation of the Worldwide Church of God (Zondervan: 2001). “The Power of Small Things” by J. Michael Feazell When Curtis asked me to write this for the March ORM newsletter, I asked if he had…

Dear Reconcilers, This month’s letter is written by Willard High, Pastor Emeritus. We are pleased and honored to share it with you. “Unacknowledged History” February is Black History Month, a time to recognize the innovation and contributions of thousands of African-Americans, including my “Uncle Billy”— born Robert Wayne Morgan, in rural North Carolina in 1933.…

Dear Reconcilers, As we leave 2022, many say our country is more divided than ever. Gun violence was rampant in 2022. Nineteen kids and two teachers were killed at Robb Elementary School in Texas. Ten black people were killed shopping at a supermarket in a Buffalo, New York. Hate crimes and hate speech rose dramatically…

Dear Reconcilers, Last year on December 23, 2021, Neil Earle unexpectedly died of heart failure at the age of 74. He was a respected and beloved friend of our Reconciliation Ministry. Neil was a retired Grace Communion International (GCI) Church Pastor who served for 44 years in congregations across Canada and in Southern California. He…

I am happy to have Sheila Graham share some of the reasons we still have so much to be thankful for. Jannice and I would like to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving.  A Time of Challenge and Thankfulness “Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!” Dorothy cried in The Wizard of Oz when she found herself in…

Our September letter was on kindness and this month I asked Pastor High if he would write a letter on forgiveness. We are happy to share his thoughts with you. The Healing Power of Forgiveness by Willard High, Pastor Emeritus Forgiveness can be a psychological, spiritual, and a physical activity. We all know the feeling. Someone…

Dear Reconcilers, Have you ever told someone that they are a kind person? Have you ever been told that you are a kind person? I am reading an article by Rich Harwood from the Harwood institute titled “The Urgent Need for Acts of Loving Kindness.” He mentions that as he travels the country, he hears…