On October 2, the International Day of Nonviolence and the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, Rev. Bobb Barnes led our adult education class in a discussion of Jesus’ message of nonviolence, especially the words of the Sermon on the Mount.

Jesus challenged his listeners with “You have heard it said… but I say to you…,” as he presented a radical alternative to the conventional thinking of the time. Rev. Barnes opened a class discussion about what those issues might be in today’s world.