Archive for the ‘Pathways Blog’ Category

In his book, Redeeming the Wounded, B. Bruce Cook uses his experience as crime victim, correctional chaplain and crime victim counselor to reveal a restorative justice approach for enabling the process of healing the wounds and repairing harm.

In our churches, despite best efforts, people can get locked into entrenched positions. Sharon Strand Ellison will show us how to break through defensiveness and/or anxiety so we can talk with each other openly, with both honestly and compassion.

Peacemaker Ministries is hosting their annual Peacemaker Conference on Sept 16-19th in Washington, DC. The theme is forgiveness – as Colossians 3:13b says, “Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”

Today, August 28th, 2010, marks the 47th anniversary of the historic “I Have a Dream” speech delivered from the steps of the Lincoln memorial in Washington, DC. by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Rev. Dr. John M. Swomley, a United Methodist minister and pacifist Christian, died this week. Swomley was the Executive Secretary of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, president of the Methodist Peace Fellowship, and helped influence Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “pilgrimage to nonviolence.”

At the 2010 meeting of the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference, Bishop Palmer laid out plans to create a conference-wide initiative to launch a conflict transformation and reconciliation ministry to train lay and clergy volunteers in becoming conflict interventionists.

On 21 September, churches and communities throughout the world are committing to the International Day of Prayer for Peace (IDPP) through prayer, meditation and other forms of spiritual observance.

In response to a horrible drunk driving accident that claimed the life of one in their order, the Benedictine nuns in Virginia are forging a path of forgiveness and reconciliation: “We are also confident that responses of mercy and forgiveness, though not usually easy, are not optional for Christians” – Benedictine sisters in Virginia

“Peace for the World’s Children”, the 2010 Lake Junaluska Peace Conference, will be taking place September 18-21, 2010 in North Carolina. Workshops and details have been announced. Register today!

As JustPeace approaches its 10-Year Anniversary (Nov 2010), we’re making a concerted effort to gather as many stories as possible – stories of forgiveness, conflict transformation, reconciliation, and peacemaking. Do you have a story to tell? Submit your story and we’ll highlight it on our website.