What Would Gandhi Say? Nonviolence in the Trump Era
Imagine, that in an auspicious twist of grace, Mahatma Gandhi is back with us on the physical plane. He's in Delhi, breathing the thick, heavily-polluted air with the rest. He has been asked by a progressive U.S. think tank to study the resistance directed...
Who Would Jesus Terrorize? Letter to my (Conservative, Christian) Brother
Dear Brother, I want to start by saying that I love you and I’m truly grateful to have you in my life! Since we communicate so seldom I can’t pretend to know what’s in your heart right now. The last email I received from you a few weeks ago began with the...
Ten Tips for Transformation
I recently participated in a climate justice conference here in Colorado that coincided with the International Day of Peace. Since I was intent on making the connection between climate change and peace, I spoke with one of the conference organizers about the tendency...
Honoring Dr. King with Transformational Activism
The Eternal Flame, Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site Dear Friends of Active Peace, As always, whether it’s the celebration of his birthday or the commemoration of his death, I like to spend some extra time reflecting on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life and...
Renewal and Resilience
Dear Friends, Welcome to spring! Even in the era of climate change it’s still important to honor and celebrate the renewal of spring! Just like the rivers as they start to flow stronger (they still do!), the birds as they get more and more excited (they still do!),...
Community Peacemaking: Creative, Constructive, Proactive
Friends, I don’t want to waste any time in wishing you a strong start to this new year and letting you know how we can collaborate in bringing more peace and sanity into the world in 2018. There seems to be a lot of agreement that 2017 was a challenging year....
The Power of Should
Scott on the job, circa 1991 It’s been awhile since I posted anything. The last webinar was a wonderful experience for me and I thank those of you who participated. The webinar helped me feel into a powerful way to bring active peacemaking into the world in 2018 and...
Natural Peace: A Meditation for the International Day of Peace
Sandhill Cranes. Photo credit: Stephen R. Jones Friends, The International Day of Peace approaches (Sept. 21) and I’m happy to be participating in a celebration and teach-in sponsored by the United Nations Association of Denver and other partners. I’ve been invited to...
Eclipsing Violence and Injustice
In the midst of all the pain, sadness, and despair going around these days I’ve been working hard at creating a specific remedy—a healing process that can be made available to any community interested in transforming conflict into real peace and justice. I call it the...
The Most Basic Choice
Burrowing Owl. Photo credit: Stephen R. Jones I hope this finds you happy and healthy and filled with the energy and beauty of high summer. I hope it finds you holding the great paradoxes we are immersed in—seeing not just the darkness and not just the light, but all...
Active Peace Anniversary and Evolution
It’s been a year since Active Peace was published and I started out on the book tour. What a year it’s been and how blessed I am to be able to continue promoting this approach to seeing the big picture and healing the violence and insanity. It is gratifying that so...
Straight Talk on Spiritual Activism
Here's some straight talk about spiritual activism in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s 88th birthday. I’ll start with a little story. A colleague in the nonviolent activism world was offering me support on my book tour this summer and fall. As she reached out to her...