Tag Archives: Peace

Prayers For Paris, and Prayers For Our Hearts

Posted on November 13, 2015 by theboeskool

Like many of you, I have had tears in my eyes all night. I have been watching the stories come in about these murders in Paris, and just like everyone else, my heart is breaking. It breaks for the families … Continue reading →

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The Man Who Blessed The Bombs

Posted on August 8, 2014 by theboeskool

When the United States dropped bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 69 years ago, a priest named Father George Zabelka was the man who blessed the bombers. Through a relationship with Martin Luther King Jr, he came to realize that the “necessary … Continue reading →

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Israel, Gaza, and The End of Taking Sides

Posted on July 24, 2014 by theboeskool

“Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time; the need for mankind to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence. Mankind must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects … Continue reading →

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Writing A New Story For Humankind

Posted on November 12, 2013 by theboeskool

Here are the words of this speech by Óscar Arias, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former president of Costa Rica. I heard this call to action the other day, and I was so inspired by it…. I went online to look … Continue reading →

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Guns For Christians Are Like Condoms For Nuns

Posted on July 30, 2012 by theboeskool

I’m sure there are a lot of reasons why I didn’t have sex in high school–Debilitating skinniness, lack of game, and relatively wholesome girlfriends, just to name a few–but the two main reasons I stayed as pure as the driven … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem, Cleveland, and Getting Hit With A Plastic Dinosaur

Posted on March 13, 2012 by theboeskool

Part of what I do for my day job is I go into schools and teach first graders problem solving skills. After doing a program that demonstrates kids solving a problem, we ask them to help us solve a problem. … Continue reading →

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