August 8, 2018 To walk alongside another person in the ministry of accompaniment means I choose to walk with an open heart, expectant that we we are learning together from each other. We are sharing our joys and sorrows with the same feeling for each other.We are working together, shoulder to shoulder, hand to hand, walking in… Read more »
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“An Important Decision” by Veronika Voloshyna
AN IMPORTANT DECISION I learned Conflict Transformation (CT) in 2011 through experiential learning and liked it very much, first, because it’s non-violent, and, second, because it’s experiential, and, third, because conflict is understood as potentially positive and productive force for change. As a result, I made a decision to consciously choose non-violence. In the beginning… Read more »
“A Sad Fathers’ Day” by Dan Buttry
On this 2018 Father’s Day, as a father I can’t help thinking about the current crisis of shattered families because of our enforcement of immigration policies. Watching children cry and hard-hearted officials defend their actions with Bible verses reminds me that there is deep history here. We are facing the consequences of things that are… Read more »
“Mountains of the Lion” by Lance Muteyo
One of my future visions as a young African is to see Africa been accessible to Africans. The transport networks between African countries is very expensive and erratic. Philip Kakungulu from Uganda and I received an invitation from the Baptist Convention of Sierra Leone through Reverend Paul Conteh, the Pastor of Bethany Baptist Church. Our… Read more »
“How Do We Remember?” by Dan Buttry
Many cities across the U.S. South have been struggling over the issue of how we remember the war that tore apart our country 160 years ago. The statues of Confederate generals such as Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson have been removed in some cities either by city employees, sometimes in the middle of the… Read more »