Blog 16 Nov 2021 Paper and Story: “The Sex Offender as Scapegoat” John 12:20 - 33; John 11:49-52: 49But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to… Editor No Comments
Blog 25 Nov 2017 A Better Man WN: This is a riveting film about a former couple who meet up 20 years after the male subjected his… Editor No Comments
Blog 24 Nov 2016 Vengeance is Love – Klaas Goverts (trans. Floris and Judith Kersloot) WN: The brief article below so captures the absolute essence of biblical justice, biblical vengeance. See also my book review… Editor No Comments
Blog 07 Jul 2016 Restorative justice is on the rise in Canada Information Morning - NS, CBC Radio This is a great interview! June 28, 2016 Please click on: RJ on the… Editor No Comments
Blog 14 Apr 2016 Putting a Human Face on Capital Punishment Jamie Arpin-Ricci, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016 This book appears to be very good! The interview with the author is… Editor No Comments
Blog 03 Apr 2015 The Inside-Out Gospel By Rev. Michael F. Blevins, J.D., M.Div., LL.M. Executive Director of the NE Iowa Peace & Justice Center, Inc., Decorah,… Editor No Comments
Blog 06 Mar 2015 Spirituality of Penal Abolition image above: goodreads.com WN: Ruth Morris, Canadian Quaker who won numerous humanitarian awards, invited me to present this paper at… Editor No Comments
Blog 06 Mar 2015 Making Friends of Enemies: Father Elias Chacour WN: I love this story! Father Elias Chacour, a Palestinian Christian still very active today (and now Archbishop Chacour) in… Editor No Comments
Blog 05 Mar 2015 Transformative Justice Vision and Spirituality: M2/W2 Association and The Criminal Justice System This paper was done in May 2002 for a presentation at a Correctional Service of Canada institution. I do not… Editor No Comments
Blog 05 Mar 2015 ‘In the Middle:’ Biblical Reflections on Restorative Justice WN: Tom Yoder Neufeld presented this to the Mennonite Central Committee Canada Restorative Justice Network in Winnipeg in 2003. It… Editor No Comments
Blog 28 Feb 2015 Capital Punishment image above: izquotes.com WN: I was invited to dialogue with Dr. Richard Land of (later) “The Ethics and Religious Liberty… Editor No Comments
Blog 24 Jan 2015 David Cayley of CBC Ideas for over 30 years Presents… WN: Greetings all. About 25 years ago, I wrote to David Cayley in response to a CBC Ideas series broadcast… Editor No Comments
Blog 17 May 2014 Chapter Sixty-Three In 2007 I first published Chrysalis Crucible, a coming-of-age novel about young Andy Norton who goes off to West Berlin… Editor No Comments
Blog 17 May 2014 Chapter Sixty-One In 2007 I first published Chrysalis Crucible, a coming-of-age novel about young Andy Norton who goes off to West Berlin… Editor No Comments
Blog 12 Mar 2014 Transformative Justice Vision and Spirituality WN: Much of this material first appeared in The Spiritual Roots of Restorative Justice, “Christianity: The Rediscovery of Restorative Justice”,… Editor No Comments
Blog 10 Mar 2014 The Two Great Commandments and Prison Ministry WN: This was my first devotional as new Executive Director given at M2/W2’s Annual General Meeting, May 21, 1998. I… Editor No Comments
Blog 10 Mar 2014 Is There A Place For Dreaming? WN: The title was of a wonderful song by singer/songwriter, Ken Medema, from his album, “In the Dragon’s Jaws” (no… Editor No Comments
Blog 10 Mar 2014 Enemy Love As Core Gospel WN: I wrote this in the context of M2/W2 ministry. Ironically, the Board and one contractor displayed profound enmity towards… Editor No Comments
Blog 26 Feb 2014 “Not Enough!” and International Restorative Justice Colloquium on Violence & Religion (COV&R) Presentation, May 31 – June 4, 2006, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada WN: When I finally… Editor No Comments
Blog 26 Feb 2014 Restorative Justice Stories – MCCC 50th Anniversary, December 14, 2013 WN: This paper was presented in Winnipeg exactly 50 years after 40 men(!) gathered to establish Mennoninte Central Committee Canada:… Editor No Comments
Blog 26 Feb 2014 Restorative Justice and Spiritual Origins November 19, 2004 WN: I cannot recall where this was published/presented. A similar article also on this website ("Restorative Justice… Editor No Comments
Blog 26 Feb 2014 Restorative Reintegration Sixth International Conference on Restorative Justice, “Best Practices in Restorative Justice”, June 1, 2003 photo above: reintegrationaustralia.com.au An excerpt: For… Editor No Comments
Blog 25 Feb 2014 Restorative Justice Vision and Spirituality Association for Reformed Political Action (ARPA) Presentation, Langley Canadian Reformed Church, March 5, 2005 WN: I was grateful to co-present… Editor No Comments
Blog 25 Feb 2014 René Girard and Violence This was (re)written just for my own joy in 1997, with subsequent rewrites. A version was prepared for a Fraser… Editor No Comments
Blog 25 Feb 2014 Punishment and Retribution By C.F.D. Moule WN: The following is from the "Preface" of the MCC (Mennonite Central Committee "Occasional Paper" Publication, 1990)… Editor No Comments
Blog 25 Feb 2014 Spirituality Evaluation of Restorative Justice Sixth International Conference on Restorative Justice, “Best Practices in Restorative Justice”, June 4, 2003 An excerpt: A few years ago,… Editor No Comments
Blog 25 Feb 2014 Restorative Justice and Prison Visitation WN: The following was written for the Mennonite Brethren Herald, and published August 2001. This was also typical of similar articles… Editor No Comments
Blog 24 Feb 2014 The Spirituality of Penal Abolition ICOPA IX Presentation 2000 Noted Canadian Quaker activist and author Dr. Ruth Morris was the main organizer of the above… Editor No Comments
Blog 24 Feb 2014 Creating New Hearts: Moving From Retributive to Restorative Justice New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference: A Pastoral Letter to the Catholic People of New Zealand Wednesday August 30, 1995 -… Editor No Comments
Blog 22 Feb 2014 A Brief Look At Restorative Justice NOTE: This was written several years ago to give a basic look at Restorative Justice. It has been slightly updated,… Editor No Comments
Blog 22 Feb 2014 Towards A New Paradigm of Justice WN: Contemporary Western Restorative Justice theory and practice were not first developed by Americans, though they have greatly contributed to… Editor No Comments
