Posts tagged Vocation of Peacemaking
Chico Peace and Justice Center Viewspaper: Priorities
Chico Peace and Justice Center Viewspaper: Priorities

The following story is part of the Vocation of Peacemaking series where we asked members and friends of BPFNA-Bautistas por la Paz to write brief essays on their peacemaking work. Each story is a wonderful reminder that there are as many ways to live a life of peace as there are people, and that we can act for peace in real and important ways wherever we find ourselves. This essay comes from Sandi John, a pastoral counselor and behavioral health nurse who also serves as secretary on the BPFNA board.

Read More
BPFNAVocation of Peacemaking, Board, Peacemakers
A PET Project: My Vocation of Peacemaking
A PET Project: My Vocation of Peacemaking

The following story is part of the Vocation of Peacemaking series where we asked members and friends of BPFNA-Bautistas por la Paz to write brief essays on their peacemaking work. Each story is a wonderful reminder that there are as many ways to live a life of peace as there are people, and that we can act for peace in real and important ways wherever we find ourselves. This essay comes from Sid Rooy, retired pastor, missionary, and educator who now lives at Penney Retirement Community and volunteers in the PET (Personal Energy Transportation) production workshop.

Read More
BPFNAVocation of Peacemaking
Here I Am: My Vocation as a Peacemaker
Here I Am: My Vocation as a Peacemaker

The following story is part of the Vocation of Peacemaking series where we asked members and friends of BPFNA ~ Bautistas por la Paz to write brief essays on their peacemaking work. Each story is a wonderful reminder that there are as many ways to live a life of peace as there are people, and that we can act for peace in real and important ways wherever we find ourselves. This essay comes from Eh Nay Thaw, a member of Crescent Hill Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky and a student at Centre College who frequent attends at the BPFNA ~ Bautistas por la Paz Summer Conference.

Read More
BPFNAKaren, Burma, Myanmar, Vocation of Peacemaking, Partner Congregations, Refugees, Members
My Vocation as a Peacemaker
My Vocation as a Peacemaker

The following story is part of the Vocation of Peacemaking series where we asked members and friends of BPFNA ~ Bautistas por la Paz to write brief essays on their peacemaking work. Each story is a wonderful reminder that there are as many ways to live a life of peace as there are people, and that we can act for peace in real and important ways wherever we find ourselves. This essay comes from Joao Matwawana, a former BPFNA board member who has served in a wide variety of peacemaking roles all around the world.

Read More
BPFNAVocation of Peacemaking, Peacemakers
Being There for Kids in Foster Care: My Vocation as a Peacemaker
Being There for Kids in Foster Care: My Vocation as a Peacemaker

The following story is part of the Vocation of Peacemaking series where we asked members and friends of the BPFNA to write brief essays on their peacemaking work. Each story is a wonderful reminder that there are as many ways to live a life of peace as there are people, and that we can act for peace in real and important ways wherever we find ourselves. This essay comes from Sterling Oliver who has been a Guardian ad Litem (a court-appointed, trained volunteer who advocates for abused and neglected children) for more than four years.

Read More
BPFNAVocation of Peacemaking, Foster Care, Children and Youth
Building a Culture of Peace: The Vocation of Peacemaking
Building a Culture of Peace: The Vocation of Peacemaking

The following story is part of the Vocation of Peacemaking series where we asked members and friends of the BPFNA to write brief essays on their peacemaking work. Each story is a wonderful reminder that there are as many ways to live a life of peace as there are people, and that we can act for peace in real and important ways wherever we find ourselves. This essay comes from Luis G. Collazo, a retired religion and ethics professor at the InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico and pastor in the Baptist Churches of Puerto Rico.

Read More
BPFNAVocation of Peacemaking, Puerto Rico
Elderspirit: Our Vocation of Peacemaking
Elderspirit: Our Vocation of Peacemaking

The following story is part of the Vocation of Peacemaking series where we asked members and friends of the BPFNA to write brief essays on their peacemaking work. Each story is a wonderful reminder that there are as many ways to live a life of peace as there are people, and that we can act for peace in real and important ways wherever we find ourselves. This essay comes from Linda and Bill Mashburn, long-time BPFNA members who recently moved to a retirement community in Abingdon, VA.

Read More
BPFNAVocation of Peacemaking, Partner Congregations, Sermons
From Street Boy to President of Peace: My Vocation as a Peacemaker
From Street Boy to President of Peace: My Vocation as a Peacemaker

The following story is part of the Vocation of Peacemaking series where we asked members and friends of the BPFNA to write brief essays on their peacemaking work. Each story is a wonderful reminder that there are as many ways to live a life of peace as there are people, and that we can act for peace in real and important ways wherever we find ourselves. This essay comes from Boaz Keibarak, the president and founder of Kingdom of Peace and Development (KOPAD) which works for reconciliation and peaceful stability among inter-tribal communities in Kenya and across Uganda and Southern Sudan.

Read More
BPFNAVocation of Peacemaking, Conflict Transformation, Gavel, Partners, PAPNET
Loving My Enemies: My Vocation as a Peacemaker
Loving My Enemies: My Vocation as a Peacemaker

The following story is part of the Vocation of Peacemaking series where we asked members and friends of the BPFNA to write brief essays on their peacemaking work. Each story is a wonderful reminder that there are as many ways to live a life of peace as there are people, and that we can act for peace in real and important ways wherever we find ourselves. This essay comes from Zachary Moon, a military chaplain serving the U.S. Marine Corps and author of the forthcoming book, Coming Home: Ministry That Matters with Veterans and Military Families.

Read More
BPFNAVocation of Peacemaking, Moral Injury, Military, Veterans
My Vocation as a Peacemaker
My Vocation as a Peacemaker

The following story is part of the Vocation of Peacemaking series where we asked members and friends of the BPFNA to write brief essays on their peacemaking work. Each story is a wonderful reminder that there are as many ways to live a life of peace as there are people, and that we can act for peace in real and important ways wherever we find ourselves. This essay comes from Laurel Dykstra, Anglican priest and community-based activist and writer, who lives in East Vancouver.

Read More
BPFNAVocation of Peacemaking, LGBTQIA, decolonization
A New Calling: My Vocation of Peacemaking
A New Calling: My Vocation of Peacemaking

The following story is part of the Vocation of Peacemaking series where we asked members and friends of the BPFNA to write brief essays on their peacemaking work. Each story is a wonderful reminder that there are as many ways to live a life of peace as there are people, and that we can act for peace in real and important ways wherever we find ourselves. This essay comes from author Adele Pfrimmer Hensley, who writes poetry on her life with Parkinson's disease and has published three children's books to support and educate children who have a seriously ill adult in their lives.

Read More
BPFNAVocation of Peacemaking, Poetry, Parkinsons
My Vocation as a Peacemaker
My Vocation as a Peacemaker

The following story is part of the Vocation of Peacemaking series where we asked members and friends of the BPFNA to write brief essays on their peacemaking work. Each story is a wonderful reminder that there are as many ways to live a life of peace as there are people, and that we can act for peace in real and important ways wherever we find ourselves. This essay comes from Kate Fields, a 2nd Year at Vanderbilt Divinity School in Nashville, TX and a young adult in the BPFNA's Companioning Program.

Read More
BPFNAVocation of Peacemaking, Young Adults, Members, Partner Congregations
Bible Stories, Kids and Peacemaking: My Vocation as a Peacemaker
Bible Stories, Kids and Peacemaking: My Vocation as a Peacemaker

The following story is part of the Vocation of Peacemaking series where we asked members and friends of the BPFNA to write brief essays on their peacemaking work. Each story is a wonderful reminder that there are as many ways to live a life of peace as there are people, and that we can act for peace in real and important ways wherever we find ourselves. This essay comes from Tama Ward Balisky, the artistic and storytelling director of Sacred Canopy, a non-profit in Vancouver that uses storytelling to explore faith and world culture.

Read More
BPFNAVocation of Peacemaking, Children and Youth, Storytelling
The Bright Brilliance of Middle Schoolers
The Bright Brilliance of Middle Schoolers

This is the next essay in our Vocation of Peacemaking series, where we asked members and friends of the BPFNA to write brief essays on their peacemaking work. Each story is a wonderful reminder that there are as many ways to live a life of peace as there are people, and that we can act for peace in real and important ways wherever we find ourselves. This one comes from Rev. David Weasley, director of youth and outreach at Zion Lutheran Church and board chair of the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists.

Read More
BPFNAVocation of Peacemaking, Ceacefire, Gun Violence, Children and Youth
Communicating “Peace”: My Vocation as a Peacemaker
Communicating “Peace”: My Vocation as a Peacemaker

This is the next essay in our Vocation of Peacemaking series, where we asked members and friends of the BPFNA to write brief essays on their peacemaking work. Each story is a wonderful reminder that there are as many ways to live a life of peace as there are people, and that we can act for peace in real and important ways wherever we find ourselves. This one comes from Jennifer Sanborn, pastor of Enfield American Baptist Church in Connecticut and a life coach for women.

Read More
BPFNAVocation of Peacemaking
Gimme Shelter: My Vocation as a Peacemaker
Gimme Shelter: My Vocation as a Peacemaker

This essay is the first in a series called Vocation of Peacemaking where we asked members and friends of the BPFNA to write brief essays on their peacemaking work. Stories come from students, activists, teachers, parents, pastors, lay people, and retirees who work for peace in their jobs, their communities, their families, their volunteer time, and their neighborhoods in a wide variety of ways. Each story is a wonderful reminder that there are as many ways to live a life of peace as there are people, and that we can act for peace in real and important ways wherever we find ourselves.

Read More
BPFNAVocation of Peacemaking, Members