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Interviewed about Peacemaking

February 17, 2015 – 11:30 am

I had the pleasure today of being interviewed by my friend and colleague Zena Zumeta about Christian peacemaking, for a “radio” program that will air next Tuesday evening, February 24, 2015, at 8 pm ET. This is “blog talk radio” so anyone with a computer and access to the internet can listen to it. And […]

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Fired Worker Can’t Sue Inter-Varsity

February 6, 2015 – 1:47 pm

Alyce Conlon used to work for Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship here in Grand Rapids. She was terminated, and tried to sue I-V for discrimination in Federal Court, but the District Court denied her claim, and this week the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court’s dismissal. Now maybe the parties can resolve their differences […]

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Third Party Apologies

January 30, 2015 – 10:43 am

Is it ever appropriate, or effective, for a third party to apologize to the victim? If the goal of an apology is to make amends to the victim, and to restore the offender to the victim’s good graces, it seems like a third party’s apology would be meaningless. But there is a place for it, […]

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“Why Mediation is a Waste of Time”

January 28, 2015 – 9:15 am

This is the intentionally-provocative title of a recent blog post by fellow U of M alum Gene Killian. Gene is both a mediator and an advocate who has accumulated a lot of mediation stories, both good and bad, in his career. Other mediators and advocates weighed in, and I couldn’t resist chiming in too. Click […]

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Promoting Peacemaking

January 21, 2015 – 3:46 pm

The Association of Biblical Counselors recently shared some thoughts on “Resolving Conflict in Relationships Biblically.” Much of it is straight from Ken Sande’s The Peacemaker but summarized in a fresh way that might make more sense to some readers. The “seven ways out of conflict” is a new way to present ideas from James 4. […]

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