[frame align=”left”]For a number of years, I have maintained a separate blog, PeaceBytes. I am moving the posts from that site here. I hope to continue the PeaceBytes domains and have them link to joeycope.com in the near future. In the meantime, please excuse my ongoing construction of this category of my site.[/frame]
Special night last week at church. I just didn’t understand before I arrived, how special it was. Over the past year, our church leadership has been committed to the joyous task of coming together to talk and pray about far-reaching things. No, we don’t spend time on facilities and Bible [read more]
I’ve always wanted to write authoritatively about that phrase, “cost-benefit analysis.” There are other phrases, too, of course, like gifted banjo player, best-selling author, sought-after inspirational speaker, and retired sky-diver. All have a common element — I haven’t really invested much time or energy into any of them. I’ve picked [read more]
“Wouldn’t it feel good to be able to be close to your brother again? To leave all of the baggage of the past? To celebrate the great memories? To plan important futures?” She shifted uncomfortably in her chair and instinctively picked up her car keys, signaling her imminent departure. I [read more]
I’ve been thinking about peace a lot lately. Personal peace. Relational peace. Political peace. World peace. So it wouldn’t be surprising that I stopped what I was doing to watch a short news clip this morning that featured an “anti-war mom” out with a megaphone in front of a military [read more]
My work involves people who are in conflict with other people. And what I do in my work involves creating space that allows those people to get a break from abrasive things that irritate and aggravate them into a painful conflict experience. Sometimes that space has to be physical space. [read more]
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