Carolyn Merry 15 Dec 2023
A few days ago, I listened to a Pax Christ International online event “For a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine”, which spotlighted the work of the Parents Circle -… read on
Carolyn Merry 24 Aug 2023
Day 20: Pennyghael to Fionnphort/Iona And so the 300 year old Tibetan Singing Bowl that had rung last in St Mary’s Church on Lindisfarne following a blessing over 3 weeks… read on
Carolyn Merry 22 Dec 2022
The predominant theme that emerged for me over this advent is one of God creating a larger, more loving story. That makes so much sense to me, as I have… read on
Carolyn Merry 22 Dec 2022
As I travelled last week down the M6 in the cold snap that blanketed much of the country, the combination of darkness, fog and frozen screenwash meant much reduced visibility… read on
Carolyn Merry 01 Jun 2022
We live in extraordinary times and for those of us who see the world through the arc of history, we live in exceedingly dangerous times. The COVID pandemic did not… read on
Muriel Pearson 22 Dec 2021
‘How can we determine the hour when the night ends and the day begins?’ asked the teacher. ‘When from a distance you can distinguish between a dog and a sheep?’… read on
Carolyn Merry 18 Dec 2020
I have been reflecting over advent that Christmas for me this year has some of the feelings I associate more with Easter Saturday or of times sitting in hospitals awaiting… read on
Ruth Harvey 03 Apr 2020
In these tender times, we are grateful for the friendship and support of the Place for Hope community. We are conscious that you may have family, friends, and colleagues who are… read on
Reconcilers Together 10 Oct 2019
Our political, personal, and community lives cannot be separated. We urge those who are leading us through these troubled and troubling times to listen, to think, to act with compassion… read on
Ruth Harvey 29 Jul 2019
Welcome to this Summertime edition of the Peacemakers Network from Place for Hope. A mark of summer where I live has been baking heat followed by dramatic thunderstorms. The splendour… read on
David Brubaker 29 Jul 2019
Fourteen years ago, I surveyed 100 congregations in the American southwest regarding their experience of change and conflict in the previous five years. Only one change was negatively associated with… read on
Jennie Chinembiri and Ruth Harvey 11 Apr 2019
From 27th February to 7th March we were privileged to travel to Kenya and South Sudan. The purpose of the visit was four-fold: To attend the Presbyterian Church of South… read on