Archive for the ‘Stories’ Category

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

I enjoy almost all competitive sports. I am an avid spectator and a once-upon-a-time participant. Athletics can be good for you. Playing sports is good physical exercise. There are a lot of lessons to learn even if you just watch.

We repair harm, by exploring our impacts on others and by using understanding we begin to heal. We tell our stories, and healing leads to forgiveness and reconciliation.

Desmund Tutu recently gave a lecture for The Forgiveness Project – a U.K. based organization doing some incredible work with story telling and forgiveness.

This is the fourth installment of a 10-video series that JustPeace is producing around the release of Tom Porter’s upcoming book, The Spirit & Art of Conflict Transformation: Creating a Culture of JustPeace.

This is the third installment of a 10-video series that JustPeace is producing around the release of Tom Porter’s upcoming book, The Spirit & Art of Conflict Transformation: Creating a Culture of JustPeace.

St. Francis in the Foothills, a United Methodist Church in Tucson, AZ, is one of many faith communities around the world responding to the Charter of Compassion – a call to bring the world together, to bring the Golden Rule a top priority.

Tom Porter, Co-Executive Director of JustPeace, shares his personal story and how it led to the start of JustPeace.   From a United Methodist minister/trial attorney to a mediator, to a trip to South Africa and beyond, Tom Porter weaves his story into lessons of restorative justice, forgiveness, ubuntu and the importance of telling stories. [...]

Register now for the 2010 Gathering, “Leadership as a Mediating Presence in an Age of Anxiety,” featuring John Winn, Carole Cotton Winn, and Craig Gilliam from the Center for Pastoral Excellence.

Filmmaker Jeb Stuart and historian Tim Tyson are both preacher’s kids, now in their 50s, who grew up in North Carolina at a time when attempts at racial integration still sparked tensions that could lead to violence and murder.