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April 10, 2013
Peace resembles a patchwork quilt. A quilt contains pieces of cloth from relatives or neighbors. Peace contains agreements from countries or cultures from all over the world. A patchwork quilt begins when clothing is torn but there are pieces left of the past legacy that is still valuable fabric. What is left is carefully sewn together to make a quilt to keep you warm and comfortable. Peace is much the same, often beginning when a conflict ceases. Peace represents what is valuable to the future of a shared community. Read more »
May 9, 2013 | If you’re going to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) General Assembly or the American Baptist Churches (ABC) Biennial, then don’t miss the chance to hang out with the Peace Fellowship! We have some fun events planned that you won’t want to miss! Read more »
April 10, 2013 | Peace resembles a patchwork quilt. A quilt contains pieces of cloth from relatives or neighbors. Peace contains agreements from countries or cultures from all over the world. A patchwork quilt begins when clothing is torn but there are pieces left of the past legacy that is still valuable fabric. What is left is carefully sewn together to make a quilt to keep you warm and comfortable. Peace is much the same, often beginning when a conflict ceases. Peace represents what is valuable to the future of a shared community. Read more »
March 19, 2013 | On the Tenth Anniversary of the War in Iraq. Read more »
January 30, 2013 | Lekil Kuxlejal. Abundant Life. When Dr. Amaury Tañón-Santos had the students at the Mayan Intercultural Seminary (SIM) in Chiapas, Mexico discuss different meanings of the word peace, this term emerged from the students and stood out from the rest. Read more »
January 16, 2013 | The word hospitality often brings to mind images of domestic tidiness but the gospel calls us to be radical in our welcome: to welcome the least of these as we would Christ; to seek the outcasts, the marginalized, the disempowered, the overlooked, the other; and to create community together. Read more »
December 18, 2012 | The BPFNA office is moving! Please make note of our new address: 300 Hawthorne Lane, Suite 205, Charlotte, NC 28204-2434. The new address will take effect on January 1, 2013. Read more »
December 17, 2012 | What has changed in a year? As I move about in the Tong Ping neighbourhoods of this town, the capital of this toddler country, three things stand out. The potholes are deeper. The gated, concertina wire-topped walls of the politicos’ compounds are higher and far more numerous. The smouldering heaps of street garbage more pervasive. And they impart a common message. Read more »
November 28, 2012 | I was elated when I received the invitation from the academic coordinator of SIM, The Rev. Dr. Doris García, to teach a course about biblical peace as found in Pauline literature. The course was going to be taught in a land I’ve only read about – a land I knew at a distance. These teaching ministry partnerships were essential for this experience that, in the end, ended up teaching me more than what I expect was learned in the classroom. Read more »
November 27, 2012 | On a bright September Sunday, Harry, his sister Penny Reid and I arrived in the 9th ward for worship with Emmanuel’s partner church, Miracle Faith Healing and Deliverance Temple. Its location is a mere 15 minute drive from our lodging in the French Quarter, but a world apart. Read more »
