How do we Pray for the Troops?
BY: CRAIG M. WATTS -- You pray that God protect both soldiers and civilians and you certainly don’t specify which troops. He put a lot...
VIDEO: Shane's Trip to Afghanistan
Shane Claiborne recounts his recent trip to Afghanistan to meet the Afghan Peace Volunteers. Thanks to Shane's friend Dan for producing this powerful slideshow with pics from the trip and commentary from Shan...
I Found Peace in Kabul
BY: SHANE CLAIBORNE -- Afghanistan is one of the most desperate, beat up places in the world. Forbes magazine has called it...
THIS JUST IN… Shane cuts his hair and heads to Afghanistan
For several months, Shane has been preparing for a possible delegation to Kabul, Afghanistan. There is a spectacular peace movement brewing in Afghanistan, and they invited Shane to visit with a stellar grou...
Sharing Stories at the Wild Goose Festival
cialis orderg" alt="" width="240" height="200" />I’m just back from the in Chatham County, NC. Camp meetings like this have a history in American religion. Like Cane Ridge in the early 19th century, ...
The Gospel of Rutba: Saved on the Streets of Iraq
Hardly anyone ever visits our community, Rutba House, without asking, “So what does Rutba mean?” Once someone confessed they thought it must be an obscure Old Testament character they’d forgotten.
But I al...
Greater Love?
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:12-14
That was the inscription under the stained-glass window in a military chapel of a paratrooper in full battle gear on h...
RE-Membering Memorial Day
Remember…
…that life is a gift. To call it a gift is to imply that we did not earn it. Life is grace. Peace preserves life. So on this Memorial Day weekend we remember that God’s intention for this world is sha...
Remembering Is the First Act of Love: War, Peace and Memorial Day
When I was a kid I'd go to mass on Sundays and hope that this week's eucharistic hymn would be my favorite:
We remember how you loved us to your death
And still we celebrate, for you are with us here.
Our shar...
Hero of War: “Rise Against” Violence or Lose Your Humanity
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Many of us dream of becoming a hero. To be the one who saves the day. To know what it is to find victory for the sake of the distressed. This quest le...