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2007
08/23
I am reporting again from the ROM 2007 Leadership Development & Peace Gathering in Fuzine, Croatia. Thursday morning of the second week we had the privilege of hearing three modern day heroes tell their stories.
I am reporting from the ROM 2007 Leadership Development & Peace Gathering in Fuzine, Croatia. The most significant thing that I heard said today came from Todd Becker, Ambassador of OSCE to Croatia.
It may not be possible to put into words an experience that was co-sensed in community at levels other than that of the logic trains of the cerebral cortex. "The heart has reasons that reason cannot know." - Blaise Pascal. And I would not mislead, for what we learned together was far from soft and indeterminate. In truth nothing could have been less vague, but I am getting ahead of myself.
2006
11/21
For the past several weeks, in my personal study and prayer time, I have been working my way slowly through the “Experiencing God Workbook,” by Henry Blackaby. His major premise is that instead of praying for God to bless our plans, we should pray that God would show us where He is working and how we can join in. About three weeks ago, on a Tuesday morning, I read his premise for the umpteenth time and then something Blackaby wrote jumped off the page at me.
2006
08/23
So much time and effort is invested on the other side of a conflict or dispute and rightly so. Without peacemaking and reconciliation efforts, the cycle of violence will most likely continue. Yet someone must also actively research and address the question of building sustainable peace and avoiding violent conflicts. To gain some understanding of the systemic processes required for building sustainable peace, only studying what has gone wrong in the past is insufficient. It seems to me that we must also spend time studying what has gone right. I was ecstatic on the Thursday morning of the second week of ROM when I realized we were going to be given that opportunity.
