“The news that Israel and Gaza have signed a cease-fire agreement — hostages and prisoners released, fighting stopped, aid flowing in — brings a moment of relief after years of unbearable suffering.
For families of those held captive or killed, deep mourning now coexists with the fragile hope that maybe, just maybe, this is a turning point. As someone who has spent two decades working on peacebuilding initiatives with Israelis and Palestinians, I’m grateful they’re experiencing even a brief respite from a generational conflict.
“This is the historic dawn of a new Middle East,” President Donald Trump declared after the hostages were released.
It can be — if this cease-fire is followed by courageous, sustained efforts toward peace.
Cease-fires are the pause before the real work begins. True peace cannot be negotiated solely in conference rooms. It must be built — slowly, locally and relationally — by people who have the courage to see one another’s humanity again and the skills to rebuild trust and community.”
Read my full analysis in the Deseret News:
Seventy Times Seven Audiobook is Here
It’s taken us a few months … but the Seventy Times Seven audiobook is finally here!
I read the book and I hope you find it’s a whole new way to enjoy 70x7
You can order the audiobook (as well as the print and digital book) on:
Amazon.com/Audible and Deseret Book NOW!
Note that both Amazon and Deseret Book are offering the audiobook for free with a subscription to Audible or Deseret Bookshelf.
REPAIR is just a week away!
We are almost sold out of tickets, however there are a few remaining tickets for a few of the workshops. My Mediation 101 and Dangerous Love workshops are sold out, but there are a few seats left for my 70x7 workshop and my workshop with Patrick Mason and Katie Searle on Faith Transitions on Saturday, October 24.
If you’ve been on the fence about joining us, now is the time as we will close ticket sales on October 20th.
Tickets are $50 per workshop. Use code “REPAIRBUNDLE” to receive a 20% off discount of admission to two or more different workshops
Here’s what’s available:
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 - MORNING SESSION
8:30 am to 12:30 pm, Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 101 W, 100 N, Provo, Utah
JENNIFER FINLAYSON-FIFE: “From Conflict to Connection: Creating Peace in Marriage” (2 seats available)
THOMAS MCCONKIE: “Divine Vulnerability: The Body as Sacred Vessel for Peacemaking” (2 seats left)
LASHAWN WILLIAMS: “Relational Stamina: Staying Present Across Difference”(3 seats left)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 - AFTERNOON SESSION
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 101 W, 100 N, Provo, Utah
AMANDA FORD: “Parenting from the Inside Out: Raising Teens with Presence and Peace” (3 seats available)
JENNIFER THOMAS & EMMA ADDAMS: “Repair in Polarized Times” (3 seats available)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 - MORNING SESSION
8:30 am to 12:30 pm, Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 101 W, 100 N, Provo, Utah
SEAMUS FITZGERALD: “Wayfinding on Waves of Peace” (4 seats available)
CHAD FORD: “70x7: Navigating Conflict Jesus’s Way” (7 seats available)
THE ONE AMERICA MOVEMENT: “The Roots of Polarization” (10 seats available)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 - AFTERNOON SESSION
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 101 W, 100 N, Provo, Utah
AMANDA FORD & MELISSA MASON: “Peacemaking from the Inside Out: The Inner Work of Repair” (8 seats available)
DESMOND LOMAX: “Getting Ready: How to Engage Conflict within Yourself with Purpose & Authenticity” (3 seats available)
CLAIR CANFIELD: “Acquainted with Grief: Finding our Way Back to Wholeness” (5 seats available)
LASHAWN WILLIAMS: “Relational Stamina: Staying Present Across Difference”(8 seats available)
CHAD FORD, PATRICK MASON & KATIE SEARLE: “Preserving Love in Faith Transitions” (10 seats available)
JENNIFER THOMAS & EMMA ADDAMS: “Repair in Polarized Times”(80 seats available) (8 seats available)