I had a nagging hunch that something was missing. I noticed how focused I could be on trying to experience God in the future that I failed to notice God in the present. In the midst of doing too much, not seemingly doing anything very well, wondering where it any of it was going or… Continue reading Remember
When asked who most shaped my understanding of reconciliation my answer is: the Revd Canon Paul Oestreicher. I was privileged to meet him when he was invited to Munich to speak about Coventry Cathedral’s Community of the Cross of Nails to members of the Deutsch-Britische Gesellschaft, which my father headed at the time. Then (and… Continue reading Cross of Nails
My college life centered around a Wednesday ritual: staying up past midnight finalizing the week’s edition of our student newspaper. Sometimes I was editing copy, or designed the page layouts or translated the content into our website. The other days of the week, I assigned stories, wrote copy, or photographed campus events. In this work,… Continue reading The pull towards peace journalism
I was 12 when my mum was diagnosed with cancer. For 10 years she lived with cancer, and she lived with dignity, rarely complaining, people would not have known. She was someone who drew people to her, who had the rare gift of really listening, of knowing you deeply and understanding what you needed and… Continue reading My Relationship with Cancer
I grew up in a family of five—I (Linda) am the oldest, followed by my two younger brothers (Matthew and Paul). What began as a happy childhood was sideswiped by drugs as my brothers entered adolescence and started exploring the world of illegal substances. Our happy little family was never the same. As we turned… Continue reading Paul Janney
Growing up in the 80’s with the accepted mindset of “it’s all gonna burn” set the stage for my early passivity towards reconciling any of the brokenness in the created world. The hope was that if things got bad enough, Jesus would come back and we’d all be whisked away from this very broken, very… Continue reading Stories in Creation
Last week, my husband and I celebrated 10 years of marriage. As we spent time re-watching our wedding video and reflecting on the past decade, I was reminded of a statement I made in my vows. I said, “I can’t imagine anyone better for me than you.” At the time, that sentiment was wrapped up… Continue reading The Beauty in the Difference
Describe who or what has most shaped your understanding of reconciliation. What immediately pops into my head is my brother Andrew when I think about reconciliation. He was born deaf and since we are 2 years apart I learned early on the different ways we walked throughout the world. I learned about places where he… Continue reading An Ability to Speak Truth
Describe who or what has most shaped your understanding of reconciliation. The “who” and the “what” are the same…Ron. From the first impact on August 1, 1993 until today, he is part of the story…part of the fear…the fabric…the example…the metaphor…the symbol…the promise…and the hope of reconciliation. I first met him in the courthouse where… Continue reading A Journey to Freedom
“Look at each screen in this Zoom gathering and see the divine in each person here.” With these opening words, our Journey of Hope pilgrimage had begun. One by one, I looked at each person, very few who were familiar to me, and I saw the belovedness and image of God in each of them.… Continue reading Whom Must I Become?
