Category: Church
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Rev. Samuel Shinn on Massacres in South Korea before and during the Korean War
In the June 2026 session of the Korea Peace Study Group, we heard from Samuel Shinn, one of the co-founders of Truth Reconciliation and Peace. He shared about massacres committed in South Korea before and during the Korean War.
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Walk in Solidarity with Refugees
In June, I’m joining We Choose Welcome to walk in solidarity with immigrants and refugees. (That simply means I’ve got a good reason to exercise!) Our steps are not just symbolic, each one reminds us that although we walk by choice, many walk to survive.
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May News from Sudan
Cross-posting this May News from Sudan, including a written update from Operation Broken Silence and a video from To Move Mountains, an educational organization in South Kordofan, Sudan.
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“Clear Racism”: Trump Admin Expands Refugee Resettlement for White South Africans While Restricting Other Refugees
The Trump administration plans to lift its record-low refugee admissions figure from 7,500 to 17,500, with the additional openings reserved for White South Africans, as the administration blocks the entry of refugees from other countries. Of 6,000 refugees resettled to the US between October & April—all but three were from South Africa.
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The Great Commission
My colleague, Mike McDougle, reflects on the meaning of Jesus’ great commission. What did Jesus teach his followers?
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A Shalom-Centered Worldview “Belief Tree”
The “Belief Tree” diagram is a helpful visual tool for exploring how our worldview influences our beliefs, values, decisions, and behaviors. By visualizing these connections, we can better understand the relationship between what we believe at the deepest level and the “fruit” that our lives produce.
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Peace through Weakness
Peace through strength is a foreign policy doctrine that calls for military superiority to deter aggression, which the Trump Administration now brazenly proclaims using hostile, threatening rhetoric by leaders loudly self-defining as Christian. Let us instead lift up Jesus and his words and actions in the face of threats of violence and acts of war.
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Korean Christian Zionism with K. Christine Pae
The May 2026 session of the Korean Peace Study Group focused on discussion about Korean Christian Zionism with guest scholar and professor K. Christine Pae.
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Christian Peacebuilding Small Group, 5/18-6/22
You’re invited to learn how peacebuilding is integral to Christian vocation. This online small group will meet on Mondays for 6 weeks to introduce peace-oriented theology, conflict transformation, and peacebuilding skills.
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Faith, Forgiveness, & Peacebuilding in Lebanon, 5/14 @ 9 am ET
You are invited to this month’s Christian Peacebuilding Network meeting where Ramy Taleb, founder of Al Shabiba Risala (ASR), a grassroots movement equipping young people across Lebanon to become peacebuilders in the midst of ongoing fragility and division, will share about his peacebuilding journey.
Seeds Will Grow 