Blog Posts

The Next Wave

June 6, 2022

We have a vision. We have a vision to respond to the loss of trust, sense of fear, and the hardening divisions we are experiencing: In every town, city, and neighborhood, people of all faith traditions, cultures, and ethnicities are coming together regularly to Eat, play, and share stories – Discovering the wisdom of each…

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Introducing Kids4Peace, our new program partners

May 31, 2022

[author] [author_image timthumb=’on’]https://www.seedsofpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Hannah.jpg[/author_image] [author_info]Hannah Hochkeppel, Kids 4 Peace Program Director[/author_info] [/author] Hi, my name is Hannah Hochkeppel. I’m the Program Director at Kids4Peace . I wanted to introduce myself and K4P to the PTU community because our two organizations are launching into a new collaboration! We’re combining our expertise in multi-faith dialogue with youth and…

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Spring 2022 Newsletter

May 25, 2022

Click HERE to read our Spring 2022 print newsletter. WHAT’S INSIDE: Executive Director Terry Kyllo introduces PTU’s new state-wide strategy for community-based peacemaking How your community of wisdom can get involved with PTU this year New youth program in partnership with Kids4Peace Financial Report Please consider making a contribution to our spring fund drive. Donors…

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In Every Community

May 23, 2022

Imagine how good it would feel for communities of wisdom to find a meaningful mission, a manageable and powerful strategy that addresses the peril we all feel. They will be drawn further into their own tradition and further into relationship with their diverse neighbors. This will not just lead to a renewal of our neighborhoods, but a renewal of each community of wisdom.

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A Simple Strategy

May 12, 2022

Those of us in more rural areas and small cities know how to put a potluck together. We know how to do service projects. We know how to make t-shirts and show up to a parade. We know it is fun and life-giving to do all of these!

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Gathering Wisdom

May 9, 2022

I started working on a farm when I was in the sixth grade. The farmers taught me many skills: driving all kinds of vehicles, maintaining equipment, pulling weeds, and how to take on a big job one hour at a time. I can drive a tractor, run a back hoe (not well!), operate a combine,…

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Meeting This Moment

May 2, 2022

When people of diverse, deeply held values know, work, and stand with each other people in the whole community feel better, deepen in trust, find their hope and strength again

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Can You Feel It?

April 19, 2022

Despair cannot be answered by anything other than loving, collective action. This action is a leap into trust, to almost quote Kierkegaard, that so many are taking today. Let’s feel our feelings, and then go together into our community. Remember that it is okay to take a break. And then remember that there are times when the real rest we need is to sweat for the common good with all our strong, sensitive siblings.

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Listening to the Sustainer Circle

April 11, 2022

We don’t just need to speak and hear those words. To do our small part to increase our trust in each other, we need to see it and participate in it.

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