Just as a fish lives in water, so do we live within a culture of violence. It’s everywhere. It’s in our language, our thoughts, our deeds, our relationships and, most certainly just under the surface, it’s in our fantasies.
Every morning I hear shouts of anger emerging out of the alley of the church I serve. It seems that those we shelter and feed, upon awakening, walk out into a world that is full of violation. ...