Posts by Ben Lutz

When Lara Traum talks about peace, it sounds less like an abstract ideal and more like a daily practice that begins at home. It shows up in family conversations, moments…

“We’re all a little bit ‘works in progress’,” Courtney Friesen says. It is a simple statement, but one that quietly anchors the way she moves through the world. For Courtney,…

Maciej Witek’s life is not best understood as a straight line, but rather as a series of crossings. Between Poland and Japan, academic research and grassroots community work, personal ambition…

David Shimoni speaks about mediation with affection, patience, and a deep belief in its power to change lives. Stationed in Tel Aviv, he is a father of three and a…

Marcia Moncrieffe speaks about peace the way some people speak about home. It is lived, practiced, and protected. Her story stretches across countries, professions, decades, and yet it is grounded…