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cory lockhart

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dreaming the reign into being:
notes on creative peacemaking


reflective, narrative, and practical, cory lockhart’s blog gives people a start on exploring avenues of christian peacemaking in the world. drawing on her rich, hopeful, and tragic experiences, cory writes about transforming the hearts, minds, and situations of people all around the world through peace witness and ministry.

cory lockhart is a teacher, writer, traveler, and aspiring photographer from louisville, ky.  travels throughout the world opened her eyes to her own privilege and broke open her heart to the plight of people without the advantages she enjoys.  her heart-breaking encounters sparked a desire to deepen her commitment to nonviolence, specifically by working with christian peacemaker teams.  she also maintains her own blog, truly love thy neighbor.

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making manifest round-up #1

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Harrod & Funck

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These...

The Loosened Tongue: Silence in Practice

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Parallelism & The Beauty of Hebrew Poetry

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A Worker’s Prayer: Perfectionism: A Personal History

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{an interview with writer, David Ebenbach}

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Kempis’ Warning

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Messy As Hell: Inner Silencing

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The Hound of Heaven

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Dreaming the Reign Into Being

I am a dreamer.  I believe that a person can will a dream into reality.  It takes time.  It takes effort.  It takes persistence. ...