You say: “Nobody really loves me” God says: I love you (John 3:1 6 & John 3:34) You say: “I feel all alone” God says: I will never forsake you (Hebrews 13:5) You say: “I’m afraid” God says: Don’t have a spirit of fear (II Timothy 1:7) You say: “I’m always worried” God says: Cast […]

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I stand for the under dog, Those who’ve been counted out instead of counted in, Excluded instead of included, Discouraged instead of encouraged, Told that you would never make it, take it, or be able to shake it. I stand for the down trodden, The oppressed, depressed, and suppressed, The people that don’t have enough, […]

Is there always a non-violent option? If we refuse violence will those who use violence simply gain the upper hand? Jarrod McKenna is a nonviolence trainer for activists, students and whoever else will listen who shares the gospel of a nonviolent messiah. Jarrod was my guest on 98.5 Sonshine FM this morning. Hear an extended version […]

Recently, a group of 190 Aussie followers of Christ visited parliament house in Canberra to share our concerns about global poverty with parliamentarians of all political parties and to lobby for increased aid. A beautiful exhibition of art was installed as part of this “Voices for Justice” event. The works are by artists from all […]

The South African NGO Khulisa works toward building stronger communities and addressing crime in a way that brings healing. This video highlights Khulisa’s work with restorative justice and offers an excellent introduction to restorative justice. http://www.restorativejustice.org/editions/2007/june07/vrkhulisa

We are surrounded by a “cloud of witnesses,” says the author of Hebrews (12:1). Many of these witnesses are saints or holy persons who have made an art of peacemaking, justice building, and social transformation. In this series of posters Leo Hartshorn has created images of these artisans, along with their memorable quotes, as a […]

“Peace is not the product of terror. Peace is not the silence of cemeteries. Peace is not the silent result of violent repression. Peace is the generous, tranquil contribution of all to the good of all. Peace is dynamism. Peace is generosity. It is right and it is duty.” – Oscar Romero

This is an incredible and inspiring story, related by Rev. Christian Fuhrer of how the beatitudes helped bring down the Berlin Wall… (Thanks to Glen Powell for this link). The events in fall 1989 “Nikolaikirche – open to all” became reality in autumn 1989 and surprised us all. After all, it united people from the […]

http://paceebene.org/pace/www.kevcarmody.com.au “Cannot Buy My Soul” If you ever wanted an intro to the work of one of Australia’s most significant musicians as well as his music covered by over 16 of Australia’s most exciting contemporary musicians (from The John Butler Trio, the Waifs, Bernard Fanning and many others) then this is the album to get. […]

The Output Outcome Downstream Impact Blues by Terry Smutylo for anyone who has had to assess impacts of development programs for funders http://www.idrc.ca/uploads/user-S/10960530301karaoke.swf

Dear friends, Last week, Avaaz campaigners hand-delivered our 100,000-signature climate change petition to the environment ministers of the world’s most polluting countries. It worked. The chair of the meeting waved the petition in the air, calling on his fellow ministers to act–and they agreed that climate change would be the #1 issue at the G8 […]