Blog Archives: peace education

It has been over 140 years since Mother’s Day first came into being, yet few people know that it was originally conceived as a day for mothers to protest injustice…

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) is known for his leadership role in the Confessing Church, efforts on behalf of peace and justice, opposition to antisemitism, and writings on theology and ethics that…

On this day we remember the anniversary of the atomic the bombing of Hiroshima, August 6, 1945. We invite Christians to pray for peace. From the LPF Archives For People…

The grand jury has decided to not charge the police officer who shot and killed an unarmed teen in the Ferguson suburb of St. Louis three months ago. The decision…

What do you think could happen if churches everywhere prayed and acted together to nurture lasting peace? . . . among individuals, families, communities and societies? Well, that opportunity is…

A lot of attention is being given to the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War.  Such a landmark offers an opportunity to help our friends and colleagues and congregations hear…

by MDC Synod Communications on Mar 11, 2013 “Every faithful caregiver who sits with victims of violence knows what we know – as God’s church, we are called to reduce…

  Peace and justice successes throughout history. We have updated our popular “Path of Hope” which is a graphic exhibit of more than 100 peace and justice events and movements throughout history…

A new version of LPF’s Peace Deck is now available online for download. It now consists of four sets of cards that offer you a variety of helpful biblical and contemporary peacemaking…

No Name-Calling Week No Name-Calling Week, January 23-27, 2012, is an annual week of educational activities aimed at ending name-calling of all kinds and providing schools with the tools and…