tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009563.post110860352487523833..comments2023-12-22T03:49:21.303-05:00Comments on Reflections of a Happy Old Man: Non-violentLarry Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11571190213288384302noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009563.post-1117924289415988632005-06-04T18:31:00.000-04:002005-06-04T18:31:00.000-04:00Oh yeah, the In The Heart of the Beast production ...Oh yeah, the In The Heart of the Beast production was <A HREF="http://www.heartofthebeasttheatre.org/tour/befriend/index.html" REL="nofollow">Befriended by the Enemy</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009563.post-1117923666146962772005-06-04T18:21:00.000-04:002005-06-04T18:21:00.000-04:00Liz, don't be discouraged! Today's peacemaking mov...Liz, don't be discouraged! Today's peacemaking movement has many leaders, but perhaps more importantly there is recognition that we *all* need to develop our compassion and our communication skills to really get somewhere.<BR/><BR/>I've found <A HREF="http://cnvc.org/" REL="nofollow">Nonviolent Communication</A> very helpful, and although i don't have so much experience with it, <A HREF="http://www.focusing.org/" REL="nofollow">Focusing</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009563.post-1109640171244454602005-02-28T20:22:00.000-05:002005-02-28T20:22:00.000-05:00Thank you, Paul.Thank you, Paul.Larry Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571190213288384302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009563.post-1109617586831858392005-02-28T14:06:00.000-05:002005-02-28T14:06:00.000-05:00The Heart of the Beast play was entitled "Befriend...The Heart of the Beast play was entitled "Befriending the Enemy." We tried hard to get it performed at the FGC Gathering in River Falls in 1998 when it was on tour, but the dates didn't work out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009563.post-1108679145864176102005-02-17T17:25:00.000-05:002005-02-17T17:25:00.000-05:00That's good information, Liz, thanks. I didn't kn...That's good information, Liz, thanks. I didn't know she was a Quaker, but I'm not surprised. <br /><br />Walter Wink, who digested the story is a "United Methodist minister, teaching in a Presbyterian Seminary, and attends a Quaker meeting! <br /><br />Here's a <A HREF="http://www.bridges-across.org/ba/powers/wink2.htm" REL="nofollow">website</A> that tells something about him and his book.Larry Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571190213288384302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009563.post-1108673948221655422005-02-17T15:59:00.000-05:002005-02-17T15:59:00.000-05:00I emailed QuakerBooks of FGC to ask if they have t...I emailed <A HREF="http://www.quakerbooks.org" REL="nofollow">QuakerBooks of FGC</A> to ask if they have the book "Not By The Sword"--<A HREF="http://www.quakerbooks.org/get/1-55553-471-6" REL="nofollow">which they do!</A> I was also surprised to find out that the author, Kathryn Watterson, is Quaker, which I hadn't known. Did you?!Liz Opphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802348848085930901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009563.post-1108656297929674772005-02-17T11:04:00.000-05:002005-02-17T11:04:00.000-05:00Thanks, Liz. I can only say that I heartily share...Thanks, Liz. I can only say that I heartily share your feelings.Larry Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571190213288384302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009563.post-1108614302885207042005-02-16T23:25:00.000-05:002005-02-16T23:25:00.000-05:00Larry, I had seen a wonderful production by In The...Larry, I had seen a wonderful production by <A HREF="http://www.hobt.org" REL="nofollow">In The Heart of the Beast</A> of the stageplay based on these real-life events (I've forgotten what the play was called). And just the other day, I was thinking about the experiences shared by these unlikely companions...<br /><br />Like you, I also have been despairing and crying out to God for the next peacemaker-leader to come forward: where is this decade's Gandhi or Martin Luther King Jr or John Woolman?! I have no answers; I mostly pray that I can be faithful moment by moment so I may be ready to "speak truth to power." <br /><br />But the disconcerting thought is that I fear I will fall short when the time comes...<br /><br />Blessings,<br />LizLiz Opphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802348848085930901noreply@blogger.com