Brothers and sisters, my apologies for not getting these on the blog in a more timely manner. Below are the first set of hourly prayer updates on this International Day of Prayer for Peace. May the peace of Christ be with you. 8pm EST – As you close the day, pray that the peace that
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A Word on Peace and Advocacy
I shared this reflection this morning as a part of the peacemaking reports at Annual Conference, and thought it would be appropriate to share it here, too. Sisters and brothers, it is truly a honor and a privilege to have the opportunity to address you this morning. There has been an awful lot of referencing
A Challenge for Us
Last night, we had a 2nd gathering of the Historic Peace Churches here in Kingston – to talk about what we had heard, what we were taking back, and what our next steps were as people following the Prince of Peace. There was lots of affirmation for our acceptance and large presence within this ecumenical
Unity for Peace Sake
This is a phrase I will be taking home from this place. I have heard it a couple of times, and then got into a couple of good conversations around it yesterday, as we considered the concept of peace among the peoples, and how that plays out in our global community of nations. For so
Household of God
Our theme for today is Peace Among the Peoples, and we once again started with bible study and worship. For bible study, we focused on Ephesians 2:11-22. Below are some excerpts: “For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is,
Peace in the Marketplace
“While refugees go homless and die before they live, while children have no future – our apathy forgive! Where hope fades to drperession, despair erodes the soul, restore in us a passion to make the broken whole.” – From Great God of Earth and Heaven Those words were part of a hymn we sang during
Dancing for Peace
I have to say, I was grabbed by the energy in this space – especially yesterday afternoon and evening. I attended two workshops – one was on the future of the global ecumenical peace conversation once we leave Jamaica. And, well, once the organizing structure of the Decade to Overcome Violence ends. Friends, we have
Peace With Creation
This one seems pretty straight forward at first glance – as the IEPC moves into its day that focuses on peace with all of God’s Creation, or peace with the earth. We need to care for the creation God has blessed us with, right? We need to be caretakers of the garden. But this gets
Seeking Peace in the Community
Our day today began with prayer – and then moved into a radical bible study. Looking at 2nd Samuel 13:1-22, we considered what this text means for seeking peace in the community? What kind of example does it lay out? What is the context in which we should read it? What does it say to
Live from the IEPC
Greetings from Kingston, and the International Ecumenical Peace Convocation! There are 6 Brethren here, gathered with almost 700 of our ecumenical friends from around the world. I will be getting online as often as I can, and offering updates during the week. Today, we recieved a recap of the decade, and a call for work