Mending Divides

Singer-songwriter Derek Rice joins us on the podcast and reminds: if you wonder what you need to gain to become a peacemaker, look at what’s already in your hands.   Find Derek on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/artist/6ksokeeB21ABon5AKkqiMj?si=olh3VKAZRRKfKjQX_Qfa0Q   globalimmerse.org

This week on the podcast, our own Hailey Mitsui shares her story of moving from burnout and compassion fatigue toward the more sustainable, more transformative way of contemplative peacemaking.

This week’s conversation is with Mary, an everyday peacemaker calling us to choose discomfort, plan on inconvenience, and be thankful for hard conversations because that’s how we grow and how peace and restoration are made possible.

Immigration. It feels like a lot has changed since we told the world to "give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...” Today on the podcast, immigrant-turned-advocate, Samuel Tsoi, shares his belief in the power and importance of immigrants. Originally born in Hong Kong, Samuel now lives in San Diego and works as a community organizer and advocate for refugees, mi...

What does it mean for a Christian to be a patriot? How should the Church relate to the nation state, especially one as powerful as the United States? In this episode, Jon Huckins shares two ways Christians often approach politics and then offers a third way he calls ‘a conflicted allegiance.’ At this critical moment in our nation’s history, we as the people of Jesus must pledge our allegiance firs...

We know the political divide in our nation is growing, but what can we do about it? The problem feels too big. The stakes feel too high. This week on the podcast, everyday peacemaker Julie Ethan shares her story of finding common ground with her political opposition and how the friendships transformed her. globalimmerse.org

Throughout the series, we will feature a story from the life of one of our hosts. Today we hear from Global Immersion Co-Founder, Jer Swigart with a truly riveting story from his home in Bend, Oregon. www.globalimmerse.org

Samantha Ham takes us on a journey from her own life regarding the way that she viewed God, and how that shapes the way she shows up in her vocation as an everyday peacemaker. www.globalimmerse.org

Welcome to the The Everyday Peacemaking Podcast, featuring Everyday Peacemakers who are embedded within a world divided by difference and who are choosing to move toward conflict with the tools to heal rather than to win. We are the Everyday Peacemaking Community and these are our stories.