Mending Divides

This week on the podcast, peacemaker-pastor David Bridges opens up about his experiences leading a congregation as they wage peace in Texas. David emphasizes the power and importance of celebration, dealing with escapist heaven/hell theology, and going out of your way to learn from those suffering most.

The Everyday Peacemaking podcast returns with and incredible conversation with Mindy Plick.

As we wrap up season one of the new Everyday Peacemaking podcast, we took time to reflect on 2020, division in the USA, the pandemic, and the impact we can have as everyday peacemakers moving into the new year

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After a decade of peacemaking work in Iraq, Matt Willingham and his family returned to the U.S. and gain a unique and powerful perspective.

On this weeks episode, we get the gift of hearing about his experience.

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In this week’s episode of the podcast, find out how everyday peacemaker Ryan Crane got creative in love and how it transformed his entire school.

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This week on the podcast, campus pastor and international ministry director Liliana Reza shares her story of growing up along the US-Mexico border and how it informs her peacemaking work alongside college students every day.

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Singer-songwriter Derek Rice joins us on the podcast and reminds: if you wonder what you need to gain to become a peacemaker, look at what’s already in your hands.

Find Derek on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/artist/6ksokeeB21ABon5AKkqiMj?si=olh3VKAZRRKfKjQX_Qfa0Q

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This week on the podcast, our own Hailey Mitsui shares her story of moving from burnout and compassion fatigue toward the more sustainable, more transformative way of contemplative peacemaking.

This week’s conversation is with Mary, an everyday peacemaker calling us to choose discomfort, plan on inconvenience, and be thankful for hard conversations because that’s how we grow and how peace and restoration are made possible.

Immigration.

It feels like a lot has changed since we told the world to "give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...”

Today on the podcast, immigrant-turned-advocate, Samuel Tsoi, shares his belief in the power and importance of immigrants.

Originally born in Hong Kong, Samuel now lives in San Diego and works as a community organizer and advocate for refugees, migrants, and other new neighbors along the border. Why? Because he thinks we need a new way of seeing our new arrivals. As he put it:

“Part of this is my drive, being an immigrant. I want immigrants to not be presented in such a negative light in the media or seen as a problem but instead seen as an opportunity. And if we don’t take advantage of this opportunity, of having immigrants being in our cities, we’ll miss out. We should take advantage of the fact that people are coming, they’re here, they’re contributing, and they’re making out communities more dynamic.”