Peacemakers Network Christmas 2023: Director’s Reflection

Carolyn Merry   15 Dec 2023

Peacemakers Network Christmas 2023: Director’s Reflection

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

Long Walk to Peace Pilgrimage

Carolyn Merry   24 Aug 2023

Long Walk to Peace Pilgrimage

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

A Christmas Reflection: A Larger, More Loving Story?

Carolyn Merry   22 Dec 2022

A Christmas Reflection: A Larger, More Loving Story?

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

Peacemakers Network December 2022 - Message from the Director

Carolyn Merry   22 Dec 2022

Peacemakers Network December 2022 - Message from the Director

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

A Reflection: Bringing non-violence in from the margins

Carolyn Merry   01 Jun 2022

A Reflection: Bringing non-violence in from the margins

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

Waiting for Daylight

Muriel Pearson   22 Dec 2021

Waiting for Daylight

‘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

A Christmas Reflection: A time for letting go and holding on.

Carolyn Merry   18 Dec 2020

A Christmas Reflection: A time for letting go and holding on.

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

Peacemakers Network Spring 2020 - Letter from Ruth

Ruth Harvey   03 Apr 2020

Peacemakers Network Spring 2020 - Letter from Ruth

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

Call to Action in Times of Transition and Change

Reconcilers Together   10 Oct 2019

Call to Action in Times of Transition and Change

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

Welcome letter from Ruth - Peacemakers Network Summertime Edition 2019

Ruth Harvey   29 Jul 2019

Welcome letter from Ruth - Peacemakers Network Summertime Edition 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

Want Less Conflict? Look Out the Window!

David Brubaker   29 Jul 2019

Want Less Conflict? Look Out the Window!

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

Team of Place for Hope Peacemakers in South Sudan

Jennie Chinembiri and Ruth Harvey   11 Apr 2019

Team of Place for Hope Peacemakers in South Sudan

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

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