Reinold Neibuhr’s serenity prayer is revolutionary! These three short petitions about serenity, courage and wisdom create a prayer that can be a life-changer. Praying this prayer will make you more peaceful and productive. Who doesn’t want that?

When I was a young leader one of my favorite sayings was, “There are three kinds of people: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened.”

In our metro area, we wanted to create a partnership between a mosque and a church around one simple idea: bringing together people who have reason to remain isolated from one another.

At the Apex Mosque/Fellowship of Christ Dinner Club in Raleigh, we gather monthly for a potluck meal, lots of laughter, and occasional serious talk about real issues. Here's how you can do this in your city.

In April, I had the pleasure of visiting the Embassy of Finland as a representative of Peace Catalyst to discuss the Marrakesh Declaration with religious leaders and others. Muslim and Christian leaders, and others, were here to fight—for human flourishing. Below are four reflections from this unique experience.

I joined religious peacebuilders from around the world for a three-day conference in Istanbul, Turkey to rigorously evaluate the effectiveness of our peacebuilding efforts. 

I’ve begun a “What if” list. It’s a bit in the John Lennon motif when he penned the lyrics to his popular song, Imagine. 

I recently took my Syrian imam friend to a Christian college to speak as a guest lecturer in "Cross Cultural Communications" classes, a "Theology of Missions" class and "Church Planting" class. 

For the first three weeks in April, we had the privilege of leading a team of 10 people to Mafraq, Jordan, a small city 9 miles from the Syrian border.