Economic-Ecological Transformation
Life, not death. No to kill-culture! Yes to the culture of life. Embrace all who live! Hope, not despair. The present is Hope. The already; the not-yet – New Reality! Light, not darkness. Darkness a cocoon, The tomb was really a womb – New Life emerging! Courage, not fear. Greedy world powers …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2017/04/15/jesus-resurrection-reveals-final-reality/
05 April 2017. Today, I gave a lecture on A Christian Theology of Peace and It’s Application in the Peace Processes in the Philippines as the final activity of a 10-day inter-seminary exposure program on inter-faith dialogue. The audience was primarily a select group of religious and spiritual leaders coming from Mindanao’s Indigenous People, Bangsamoro, …
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It is such a privilege to serve God and the people, specifically those who are at the bottom of the economic pyramid, in the area of peacebuilding, through social entrpreneurship. Coffee and Conflict. Coffee is a good bridge-building factor among conflicted parties. At Coffee for Peace (CFP), we understand conflict as “an expressed struggle …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2017/03/30/the-journey-of-cfp-in-the-work-of-peace-and-reconciliation-through-social-business/
A prayer for peace for my beloved people in this beautiful land, especially these days when our people are so divided and the horizon seems to be too dark: For the success of the Duterte government in its vision to fight against corruption, criminality, and drugs; for the determination of the government to stop …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2017/03/01/this-is-how-i-pray-for-the-philippines-these-days/
Perhaps it’s time to review the funding sources of those who work for justice and peace in the name of Jesus. We’re learning that the old notion of community-based, regenerating approaches (such as social entrepreneurship — Coffee For Peace in our case) to support our ministries are once again more sustainable than funding from governments …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2017/02/25/we-thrive-we-dont-merely-survive/
What is Peace and why is it important in the Philippine context? The history of our country is just like any colonized countries. The voices of the people are decapitated to express their desires and the will to dream for the future. The soul of peace is silenced. What shows, are the feelings of …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2017/02/12/mwc-allowed-me-to-share-anabaptist-peacebuilding-in-the-philippine-context-before-leaders-in-augsburg/
PeaceBuilders Community, Inc. (PBCI) and Coffee For Peace (CFP) have been enjoying a growing relationship with the various tribes of Kalinga province. I visited Kalinga again as a continuation of our prayerful commitment to support their aspiration for genuine autonomy. I praise the Great Creator — for those rich moments of bonding with our Kalinga family who …
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Honours and distinctions we received for excellence and impact
