Reflections from the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program and the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations

“Security doesn’t land in a helicopter. It grows from the ground up.” That concept lies at the heart of 3D Security. Lisa Schirch, professor of peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University, presented the idea of 3D Security and how it works…

On August 2, I was one of almost 50 participants in the Peace and Justice week at Ghost Ranch who journeyed to Los Alamos, New Mexico, to take part in the Sackcloth and Ashes vigil sponsored by Pax Christ, New…

Here’s another chance to help implement the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s General Assembly policy. The 218th General Assembly (2008) adopted a resolution on human rights violations in the Philippines. The Uniting Church in Australia has initiated a letter-writing campaign on behalf…

The Presbyterian News Service has posted a story on the keynote presentation by Roberto Jordan of Argentina at the 2008 Intergenerational Peacemaking Conference. Roberto is president of the Reformed Church in Argentina, a member of the executive committe of the…

I showed the video Soldiers of Conscience yesterday at Ghost Ranch. This award-winning full-length documentary film focuses on our soldiers, serving in Iraq as the face the most difficult moral decision of their lives: to kill or not to kill….

One of the questions that folks often raise is what happens with the various statements and actions of the General Assembly — particularly those that deal with matters outside the life of the church. There is no one answer. Different…

Actions opposing war with Iraq will take place on August 2 in New York and a number of other cities. We are invited to join existing events and plan our own. Do I believe there will be war with Iran?…

The Summer 2008 issue of Peace Notes (PDF) is available online. This issue includes material on Iraq, the food crisis, carbon offsets, the Peacemaking Program dinner at General Assembly, a travel/study seminar to Ethiopia and more. Note that the file…

On my way to Ghost Ranch for a couple of weeks, I have picked up the book – The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein. My interest in the book comes from Roberto Jordan’s key note address at the Peacemaking Conference….

Candidates for the U.S. House need to hear now that voters support a cluster bomb ban so that they will feel urgency to ban these indiscriminate weapons after the election. Please urge your House candidates to call for a ban…