For 53 years, some of Europe’s kitchiest and tackiest performers have vied to win the Eurovision song contest…But this year, among the saccharine pop and glitter costumes is one very controversial entry, and that entry comes from Israel. One half of the duo representing Israel at Eurovision happens to be an Arab citizen of that […]

Where Have all the Flowers Gone is a sing-along memoir written by Pete Seeger. This book is now in its third printing (including revisions and additional material). Stories and anecdotes are supported chronologically with approximately 200 songs (music and lyrics) that Pete wrote or with which he is associated – “Where Have All The Flowers […]

When peace comes, how do you make it right again? An epic emotional journey in search of co-existence in Rwanda… Could you ever forgive the people who slaughtered your family? In 1994, hundreds of thousands of Rwandan Hutus were incited to wipe out the country’s Tutsi minority. From the crowded capital to the smallest village, […]

One: Forgive, O loving God, the failure of your children that is represented in all war. In your loving mercy, forgive our failure to make peace with one another. Grant pardon to all who have contributed to war’s progress through ambition, belligerence, falsehood, suspicion, arrogance, animosity and terror. All: Merciful God, make us instruments of […]

In this series of five videos, Wink looks at Jesus’ teaching in Matthew five about turning the other cheek, going the extra mile, etc. He has some interesting comments on the King James Version of this text.

i have just had dinner with a friend he told a story of a protest he was involved in, long ago, far away. (actually it was America, in the 60’s) it was a peaceful protest, until someone shouted at someone else for some reason suddenly the street was full of riot police – hundreds of […]

The association of politics with weakness seems strange, in a world where politics is associated with the power of the state, and the activities of political parties. This brief, thought provoking book challenges that association. Living Gently in a Violent World: The Prophetic Witness of Weakness By Stanley Hauerwas and Jean Vanier IVP 2008 The […]

1. Blessed are those who are with the poor in spirit. Amazing Grace is a 2007 film directed by Michael Apted about the campaign against the slave trade in 18th century Britain, led by famous abolitionist William Wilberforce, who was responsible for steering anti-slave trade legislation through the British parliament. The title is a reference […]

by Shane Claiborne 11-07-2008 God of Abraham, Miriam, Hannah, Rizpah, and David… God of Elijah, Amos, Ruth, Isaiah, Deborah… God of Mary, John the Baptizer, Peter, Paul, Philemon and Onesimus… God of Anthony, Ambrose, Dirk Willems, Teresa of Avila, and Francis of Assisi, God of Dorothy Day, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, William Wilberforce, and […]

A video juxtaposing the affluence, but perceived hardship, of teens in Australia with the actual hardship of children all over the world

Recently in a group we asked the question of ourselves, “What difference does christianity make to how I live?”.  For me, this has a lot to do with questioning my values by using the life of Jesus for reflection. Regarding wealth, the values I am often tempted to identify as being “christian values” are actually […]

Plant a Seed of Peace uses the analogy of growing seeds into plants as a way of describing how our part in peace can start little like a seed and produce much. It has 43 easy-to-read stories of peacemakers who have made choices in their lives that have grown and spread in an infectious way. […]