On January 6th in the U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to a crowd of supporters to stop the theft of an election he claimed to have overwhelmingly won. He urged them to march down the street to the U.S. Capitol building where Congress was meeting to certify the Electoral College to show that his opponent,… Read more »
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Zoom Workshops by Dan and Sharon Buttry
The Workshops Sharon and I did this past fall (October 2020) for the Buttry Center for Peace and Nonviolence at Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas are all available on video now. Click here to go to the CBTS webpage with the seminars. The topics are on the theme “Moving the Dial Toward Justice: Transforming… Read more »
“A Defining Moment” by Philip Kakungulu
Desmond Tutu’s life was transformed at nine years old when a white Anglican priest, Trevor Huddleston, stepped off a South African sidewalk to honor Tutu’s mother, defying apartheid’s norms. This small act of respect, rooted in the belief that all are made in God’s image (Genesis 1:27), inspired Tutu to become a “man of God”… Read more »
“Pup Wisdom” by Mylinda Baits
Pup Wisdom: What adopting a rescue dog is teaching me about trauma, repair, resilience and relationship. By Mylinda Baits Now four months into being grounded from my scheduled global travels due to the COVID-19 quarantine, I’m grateful for the unexpected blessing and resource for resiliency that Pinto, our rescue pup has become. When we moved… Read more »
“Growing Beyond Fear of COVID-19” by Philip Kakungulu
The COVID-19 pandemic unleashed fear more contagious than the virus itself, weakening communities and immune systems alike. In Africa, where communal resilience is a spiritual cornerstone, fear-driven hoarding and isolation betray our calling to Shalom (Mbiti, 1990). Ken Seidu’s Zones tool, inspired by experiential education, maps a path from fear to growth, urging us to… Read more »