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Fostering unity through diversity: Reflections for UK Black History Month 2024

Neil Masih is Intercultural Mission Enabler in the Diocese of Coventry. Here he reflects on Black History Month and on his work to foster communities where all can belong and thrive.

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Faith in action: Empowering people, crossing divides 

Driven by her Christian faith, Marion Brown's mission centres on empowering individuals to unlock their full potential and find their life's purpose. She reflects on conflict and division and the power of disagreeing well.

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Grass field in Gotland, Sweden

Cultivating a culture of good conflicts

Revd Benjamin Ulbricht shares his passion for peace and reconciliation, shaped by his upbringing and experiences in Gotland.

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Turning over tables

In the third and final part in our series exploring challenging Bible passages for peacemakers, Victoria Mason explores the story behind Jesus turning over the tables in the temple.

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‘Do not resist an evil person.’ Really?

In the second in our series exploring challenging Bible passages for peacemakers, Victoria Mason explores the meaning and context of Jesus’ instruction to turn the other cheek.

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Not peace, but division?

This is the first in a series exploring challenging Bible passages for peacemakers. In it Victoria Mason explores how we might respond to Jesus' words that he came to bring not peace but division.

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Going round in circles

Victoria Mason suggests that the practice of reimagining is the opposite of empty optimism - instead, it's about connecting with God's bigger reality.

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Reimagining – just wishful thinking?

Victoria Mason suggests that the practice of reimagining is the opposite of empty optimism - instead, it's about connecting with God's bigger reality.

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Shouldn’t I avoid conflict? 

Victoria Mason explores how the practice of being present can enable us to create these spaces where we are more open to what God is doing – both in times of stillness and in the turbulence of conflict.

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Curiosity – a good or bad habit?

Victoria Mason suggests that, when practised well, curiosity is an essential spiritual practice in our relationship with God and others.

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Reimagining resolutions

Victoria Mason reflects on how the beginning of a new year is synonymous with resolutions and how we can ask God to expand our vision.

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The power of story

Protest chaplain Demarius shares his experience below of encountering someone standing on the other side of a divide and becoming curious about their story.

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