Peacemaking / About
I work as a consultant and player-coach with many churches and organizations seeking to understand the “other” and empower peacemaking initiatives. See what others are saying and learn how you can join the journey of peacemaking.
Soul Photography
Whether you just appreciate good pictures or enjoy taking them, here's a chance to learn more about how to use your camera in your spiritual journey. Phone cameras work too. Pick up new ideas from Andy's discoveries in the intersection of photography and spirituality.
Movies & Stuff
Follow Andy's journey in the heartbreaking, longest standing conflict in modern history as he seeks to magnify the voices of real and gritty peacemakers on all sides of this conflict. Screen a movie, form a study group and use the new video study guide.
More Than Nice Pictures--2024 Calendar
You can actually own some of Andy's award winning photos that have appeared in many publications (including the National Geographic). Order his 2024 Calendar and follow his techniques and contemplative practice through the next year.
Waging Peace
Misunderstanding and conflict between Muslims and Christians is rampant and sadly growing. Peace in the Middle East? Never! This is part of today’s story but not the entire picture. While news headlines often feature the bad news, this drowns out the many, and I would add predominantly good news stories that I experience every day in my relationships with Muslims and in Israel-Palestine. The bad news is often exacerbated by a large megaphone grabbed by those who set fires of misunderstanding and prejudice, “othering” each other as they promote more conflict instead of seeking truth and making peace. There is stuff that happens. For sure. Extremists on all sides, in all quarters of the globe seek to hijack basic human rights, or the message of faithful adherents who find God calling us to peacemaking instead of living in enmity and fear of each other. But that's not the whole story.
Iraq Trip Report #3: Ashura Begins in Baghdad
The colors, sounds, and emotions of the Ashura begin for our group in Baghdad this evening
Iraq Trip #2: Connecting Flight in Cairo, Egypt
This won’t be too profound because my brain keeps trying to shut down out of physical
Iraq Trip Begins #1
Salt Lake City. Toronto. Sleep. Join the Ziyārah group to Cairo. Visit the pyramids and a
Jews, Christians, and Palestinians working for Peace
Hans Küng formulated that “there will be no peace among the nations without peace among the
Protest for Palestine / Israel / Westlake Plaza / May 16, 2021
What a hope-filled and inspiring day standing with people who care about what is going on
Truth Serum
“Truth serum” is a colloquial name for any of a range of psychoactive drugs used in
The Evolution of a Photo–The Japanese Maple
The evolution of a photo. So the Japanese maple. What can I say? They are just
Yemen In Crisis: An Educational Resource
Follow the up/down arrows below this PDF document to read the 10-page Educational Resource.
