Engage.mail is a free monthly e-publication that engages Christians in different conversations regarding issues facing Christians in Australia. Conversations for 2011 include: Religious Freedom and Equal Opportunity Legislation/ Providing Asylum / Truth and Wikileaks / Theological issues facing the Australian church  Readers are encouraged to join the conversations and add their comments to the articles. http://www.ea.org.au/Ethos/Engage-Mail.aspx

Providing emergency food, water, medical assistance and supplies 26th August, 2011 TEAR’s partner, World Concern is providing emergency food, water and medical assistance and supplies to over 12 million people in East Africa are still in the midst of what the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is calling “the world’s most serious [...]

Update: Three new areas of Somalia have been classified as having been hit by famine, the UN says. According to the UN Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit, “Famine is expected to spread across all regions of the south in the coming four to six weeks,” and is “likely to persist until at least December [...]

The Abraham Fund Initiatives has been working since 1989 to promote coexistence and equality among Israel’s Jewish and Arab citizens.  Named for the common ancestor of both Jews and Arabs, The Abraham Fund advances a cohesive, secure and just Israeli society by promoting policies based on innovative social models, and by conducting large-scale social change [...]

“The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it.” (Psalm 24:1) I’ve been reflecting on this reality as I have listened to the debates around a price on pollution this week. As Christians, we embrace the core belief that we are not owners of creation, but stewards. It all belongs to God. Our responsibility as [...]

Friends Without Borders has spearheaded the largest peace effort in India and Pakistan’s joint history, igniting an historic campaign called Aman ki Asha. Now, we’re going global… Welcome to a brand new approach to world peace. All across India, tens of thousands of children have begun writing heartfelt letters to the students in Pakistan. All [...]

When Martin Troyer, a Houston pastor, began blogging for his church nearly two years ago, about 30 people read his posts. 
Now his blog, “The Peace Pastor,” reaches an online audience of tens of thousands of people. On one occasion, his blog post received 15,000 hits within six hours of publishing a post…Troyer’s blog focuses on [...]

How can we dare to hope? 
How can we keep pushing against the tide of violence? When one war is finally brought to a weary end, another breaks out with horrifying ferocity. There is no end to the work of peacemaking. These are words from “Blessed Are the Peacemakers,” debuting today. 
It’s a book and, [...]

There is a consistent effort to portray Palestinians as violent individuals, and this effort is tied directly to attempts to justify any Israeli action against Palestinians in the name of “security” or “defence.” In reality, Palestinian resistance to the Israeli occupation and colonization of their land is diverse and overwhelmingly non-violent. Just because Palestinian non-violence [...]

Cornerstone is Sabeel’s quarterly English-language publication. It highlights Sabeel’s ministry activities both locally and internationally as well as theological reflections on contemporary social and political events. The current issue is dedicated to Sabeel’s 8th international conference which was held in Bethlehem, Feb. 23-28, 2011 under the theme: Challenging Empire: God, Faithfulness, and Resistance. http://sabeel.org/datadir/en-events/ev210/files/Corner60.pdf

Desmond Tutu June 1, 2011 There are some problems so big and so entrenched it is easy to believe they will never be solved. Hunger is one of these problems. I doubt if there is a single moment in our history when all human beings have had enough to eat. Even today, in a world [...]

Avaaz is on fire. The pace of our activity, our growth, and our victories is intense! Scroll down through this email to see highlights of the last few months — it’s astonishing what we’re building and achieving together. There are over 8.2 million of us now, growing by 100,000 people per week! Two weeks ago, 650,000 [...]