Building Peace  by Kim Lehmann I recently spent an afternoon at the Museum of the American Indian in New York. As I slowly walked through the museum, I took in the clothes, pottery, paintings, and other works of art. I always enjoy getting right up to the ... (continue)
The Methodist Church of Southern Africa Moving Forward on Reform Issues  by Christie R. House “We have many global challenges, and we have to agree to work on them together,” said the Rev. Ivan Abrahams, the presiding bishop of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa. “Global terror, global warming, scarce global resources, ... (continue)
Where There Is Life There is Hope  Churches Work to Build Peace in Liberia by Mary Miller “We thank God for the elections! We prayed that God would give us smooth elections and God did! Now the people will begin to come together!” The Rev. Erlene Thompson’s reaction to the outcome of the Liberian elections echoed ... (continue)
35 Years Trouble:  The End of a Phase in Northern Ireland by Gary Mason and Angela Miller The Methodist Church of Ireland is one church body that serves both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (a territory of the United Kingdom). In Belfast, Northern Ireland, the Methodist Church sponsors two projects ... (continue)
Mother’s Day: A Tale of Peacemaking Women  by Mary Beth Coudal Four years ago on Mother’s Day, I arrived at church late with my then four-year-old son, Hayden, and twin two-year-old daughters, Catherine and Charlotte. I sat in the back of the Sunday school class and listened in. The ... (continue)

Building at a Slow Pace  The word “peace” conjures up a sense of easy living, comfort, a calm exterior, and an absence of conflict or difficult dealings with others. We think of peaceful settings that please the eye, peaceful music that calms and relaxes, peaceful scents with disarming names like “lavender renewal.” These are society’s outward attempts to bottle and market a longing that is so deeply felt, we cannot possibly understand its significance—unless we have experienced its exact opposite. ...(continue)

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Christian Peacemaker Teams: Following Christ to Galgotha Hebron Kites Winds of Change in Bolivia Our Basic Beliefs in Building Peace: The United Methodist Book of Discipline, 2004 Hope Lives on Despite Trauma: Rebuilding Lives that Endured Torture Philippines Declares a Sate of Emergency Reflections on Seeking Justice - Seeking Peace Trip

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