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Palm Wednesday – How the Church Responds to Violence

Posted on April 7, 2017January 28, 2021 by ptsblog

I am continually faced with my powerlessness over gun violence and its traumatic effect(s) upon me personally and the community in which I live. This past Wednesday afternoon, my four-year old daughter and I, heard around 10 gunshots as we stood near my bedroom window. This is the second time in two weeks that we…

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