A Pastor Forgave the Young Shooter Who Killed His Son. Now, He Helps Others Do the Same.

The Reverend Christobal Kimmenez has joined others in calling for greater services for survivors of crime and the formerly incarcerated, including restorative justice.

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By Mensah M. Dean

Shortly after completing his sentence in federal prison for drug offenses, the Reverend Christobal Kimmenez came face-to-face with the boy who fatally shot his 14-year-old son, William, three years earlier. The unexpected encounter took place in the Maryland juvenile detention facility where the shooter, who was 12 at the time of the slaying, was locked up.

Kimmenez, 63, spotted the boy among the young offenders he had been invited to preach to that day in 1998. “He didn’t know I was coming, and I didn’t know he was there,” he said. His initial impulse was to get close enough to hurt his son’s killer. Instead, he leaned on his religious convictions and suppressed his anger.  More Here

From AI: Billy Graham believed that world peace could only be achieved through a spiritual dynamic at its core, and that the world cannot be reborn until people are born again and at peace with God. He believed that the greatest warfare in the world was between mankind and God, and that peace was possible only when people surrendered to Jesus Christ. 

Here are some of Billy Graham’s thoughts on world peace: 

  • The world doesn’t give peace: The world fights for peace, but it doesn’t have any peace to give. 
  • Peace comes from Jesus Christ: Jesus gives peace to those who put their trust in Him. 
  • Peace with God: To have peace with God, one must repent of sin against Him and walk a new direction. 
  • The basic cause of war: The basic cause of war is the inherent sinfulness of human nature. 
  • The nature of man: World peace will only come when the nature of man has been transformed. 
  • The Lausanne Congress: Graham believed that the outcome of the 1974 Lausanne Congress may have been his most enduring legacy

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