"They must turn from evil and do good; they must seek peace and pursue it."
- 1 Peter 3:11
Pastor Robin and Cass were lucky enough to discuss the topics of Peace, Love, and Kindness with several groups of students at OUTWARD! in the Upper NY Conference of the UMC. Listen as some of the high school students tackle the difficult topic or how to share peace with the world- especially in light of Parkland, international conflict, and a heated political environment.
We're so grateful for this amazing group of eloquent students- thank you!
The students at Williamson Middle School and Pastor Robin have worked together before on a few pieces for Common Good Radio, and we always look forward to our opportunities to talk with the Radio Club about kindness, peace, honesty, and leading good lives. But recently there was a lockdown out their school because of an outside threat. Hear them describe what it was like for these middle school students to experience this in their school, and how they dealt with the stress of the situation.
In addition to scripture and youth group, we discussed pop culture and school life with a lot of the students at Outward. Pastor Robin and Cass asked some high school girls how they defined peace, and how their interests help them connect peacefully with their communities.
Pastor Robin and Cass were super impressed when they got into the topic of respect and peace with three middle schoolers at OUTWARD! in Syracuse last month. How do leaders of the world today differ from Jesus and the leaders of Roman times? How do people gain respect and keep it in this world? How do we lead, and what do people look for in leaders? Is it possible to do this all peacefully? What can we learn from scripture and the teachings of Jesus when we ask ourselves these big questions?
It's hard to draw conclusions for day-to-day life from history class, but these kids are most definitely making the connections. Listen in!
“ We're depending on God; he's everything we need. What's more, our hearts brim with joy since we've taken for our own his holy name. Love us, God, with all you've got— that's what we're depending on. ”
