Many of us follow the war between Israel and Hamas as well as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, there are also ongoing wars in Sudan, Syria, and many other countries. In the 1960s, many of us chanted, “Give peace a chance.” In this video, I share my own experience of… Read More »Give Peace a Chance
Coming of age in the Vietnam War Era, I learned slogans like, “Give peace a chance.” Fifty years later, we’ve not given peace a chance. Instead, the world remains conflicted by violence. Because of political divisions, people are less civil toward each other than they were before. With the pandemic,… Read More »Peace in a Violent World
It was a lovely autumn day. I sat on the front porch swing and watched as squirrels continued their collection of items to store for winter. Birds from farther North arrived in the South, nesting in shrubs and on trees, or resting on the telephone wires overhead. Occasionally, a… Read More »Autumn Reflections from the Porch Swing
Have you considered your role in bringing peace on Earth? The stream of news continues unbroken: the ravages of war continue to tear apart Syria and South Sudan. People live with unrelenting oppression in North Korea and Iran. In many parts of the world, children die from hunger and starvation.… Read More »Peace in the World; Peace in Our Lives
I saw it all play out in front of me. The narrow parking lot was one-way, wrapping around the building in the shape of a “U.” Both the entrance and exit linked to a busy city street with a stream of cars moving bumper to bumper in both directions. Pedestrians… Read More »Anger: An Instant Blaze