In pursuing peace and justice it is important to remember that we are not alone. This applies totally: to individuals, to groups, and internationally. When I entered the world of medicine it... Read more

As a hospice worker I have enjoyed collecting end of life stories from many people. Especially enjoyable are the responses to, “What would be your advice for young people today?” To this que... Read more

My grandson is leaving in a few minutes to begin his winter term at Oregon Institute of Technology. He is in his final year of Mechanical Engineering. My prayer for him is that he will touch... Read more

On that day five years ago we were traveling to a medical clinic in Dino, a remote village in N.W. Uganda. Many refugees lived in that area. It is in higher country accessed by a very narrow... Read more

A week ago I got an e-mail from a dear African friend: “Dear Ken, my wife is trying to have a baby and it will not come. She is bleeding badly and in much pain. She is rapidly worsenin... Read more

While working with medical disaster response teams in varied parts of the world, I have become convinced that “peace and justice” are very activist terms in both profound and oft... Read more