What Is A Mediator?

This post answers the question, “what is a mediator?” . . . → Read More: What Is A Mediator?

The Link Between Forgiveness and Peace

It is said that holding a grudge is like eating poison and then expecting the other person to die. As we all know from experience, it’s very easy to hold grudges. Yet, we know there are very damaging consequences to our entire being when we fail to forgive. There are mental consequences, emotional consequences, and physical consequences. Conversely, perhaps the opposite is also true. The spiritual journey to forgiveness is steep and rocky and challenging. Yet, when we reach the summit of the path to forgiveness, the view is spectacular. This blog post is about the journey. . . . → Read More: The Link Between Forgiveness and Peace

Conflict Transformation As A Spiritual Practice

Jesus had a remarkable gift for seeing through everything superficial, for peeling back the layers of the dusty, superficial robes of identity we wear,  to peer into a person’s inner soul.   Whether speaking to a Roman Centurian, to a Samaritan adulteress, or to a distinguished Rabbi,  Jesus always seemed to see beyond title or position and to respond to the deeper thoughts and real need of the individual he was relating to.

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What Is Mediation?

What is mediation? . . . → Read More: What Is Mediation?

This Is My Commandment

How we respond to those we are in conflict with may be more important than any other aspect of our dispute. . . . → Read More: This Is My Commandment

Trauma Healing: The Snail Model

The snail model of trauma healing offers a way to break through from hate to hope . . . → Read More: Trauma Healing: The Snail Model

Nonviolent Communication Illustrated

A video modeling speech that communicates disagreement without attacking the other person . . . → Read More: Nonviolent Communication Illustrated

Three Blog Posts on Restorative Justice

What is Restorative Justice? . . . → Read More: Three Blog Posts on Restorative Justice

Love, Embodied

What does it mean to “love one another” in the way that is intended by 1 John 4:7-9? . . . → Read More: Love, Embodied

The Magic of Mediation

Thoughts about how mediation works … . . . → Read More: The Magic of Mediation