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Peacebuilder Magazine
Read the summer edition of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding’s official magazine. This issue focuses on change and transition. Read more… ... read more about Peacebuilder Magazine
An ‘Impossible Dream?’ Not for Luis Padilla
For Luis A. Padilla, 40, of Broadway, Va., the “American dream” of poverty-to-success is not impossible. It is his life story. The son of Luis Alonso and Fany Padilla and ... read more about An ‘Impossible Dream?’ Not for Luis Padilla
Seminary Student Leads Camping Experience for Disadvantaged Children
Lift Every Voice and Sing
The words of the song flowed easily from the mouth of Ken Nafziger, a Mennonite music professor leading a selection of a cappella spirituals at Pepperdine University on a recent ... read more about Lift Every Voice and Sing
Board Honors Former President and Announces Science Center Plans
The portrait of EMU’s seventh president, Joseph L. Lapp, who served 1987-03. Photo by Jim Bishop Former EMU president Joseph L. Lapp and his wife, Hannah Mack Lapp, returned to ... read more about Board Honors Former President and Announces Science Center Plans
Seminary Grad Keeps on Truckin’
Jeremy Byler is always looking for ways to combine his love of trucking with his love of ministry. This summer, he has an unexpected opportunity to do both. Read more… ... read more about Seminary Grad Keeps on Truckin’
Exploring Restorative Justice: Peacebuilders, crime victims and ex-prisoners
Crime victims, offenders and communities share a stake in restorative justice. At the just-completed Summer Peacebuilding Institute at EMU, two courses brought stakeholders face-to-face. A former Virginia prisoner studied with ... read more about Exploring Restorative Justice: Peacebuilders, crime victims and ex-prisoners
Will Peace License Plate See Daylight?
If you notice and enjoy seeing peace-doves on Virginia license plates in the coming year, you can thank Christine Poulson, a 1998 masters degree graduate of the Center for Justice ... read more about Will Peace License Plate See Daylight?
Renowned Pianist Recounts Miraculous Recovery
Her physicians told her she’d likely never play two-hand piano again. But two years to the day after being diagnosed with a rare cancerous growth, she was once again playing ... read more about Renowned Pianist Recounts Miraculous Recovery