Lebanon, logs and love Picture the recent massive explosion at the port in Beirut, Lebanon. Nearly 3000 tons of stored ammonium nitrate fertilizer were triggered by a fire. Beirut was devastated. ...

Kneel to stand June 2020 unfolded with a wave of protests as the international community reeled from the death of George Floyd, the African-American who tragically and shockingly lost his life during ...

What is my response? ….. What is your response? Over the last month, I, like many across the Western world, have been rightly confronted with the #Black Lives Matter movement and wondering what ...

Peace in the suburbs? A single tree shouldn’t cause that much annoyance, but just about everyone has a story about how overhanging branches, loud music often playing late into the night, or a dog ...

Conflict as Mission I am hearing a lot of commentary in the face of the restrictions that have come with COVID-19 pandemic about how the church, how can we, be the salt and light of the earth through ...

The grieving peacemaker Bushfires are nothing new in Australia.  But the scale of what we have seen this summer season takes our breath away.  So many have lost their lives, millions of ...

O, how we long for Peace! “Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on ...

Beyond the apology The Hong Kong political riots have permeated the international community with unease.  Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, has apologised for proposing the contentious bill, which ...

Winning the Battle Kyle Giersdorf, aka “Bugha,” is 16 years old and wants to buy a new desk. He has enough money. He has $US3 million. How? He recently won the inaugural Fortnite World Cup, ...

But peacemaking just won't work in this situation! Unfortunately, many believers and their churches have not yet developed the commitment and ability to respond to conflict in a gospel-centered ...

The overwhelmed peacemaker Not exactly a peaceful Easter... On Good Friday 2017, the beginning of Easter, my newborn twins came home after 10 weeks in hospital.  With their sister I was a confident, ...

The forgiveness that frees How do we approach the situation of someone hurting us? How do we balance the need to gently but clearly raise our concern with a person who has wronged us (eg. see ...