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But people, despite their riches, do not endure; they are like the beasts that perish. This is the fate of those who trust in themselves, and of their followers, who approve their sayings. – Psalms 49:12-13 + Sign up to receive our verse of the day via e-mail

In frank expression of conflicting opinion lies the greatest promise of wisdom in governmental action; and in suppression lies ordinarily the greatest peril. – Louis Brandeis, from his opinion in the 1920 Supreme Court case Gilbert v. Minnesota + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail

the latest reports on Gerald Ford, Iraq, congress, Saddam Hussein, aid to Africa, Iran, and Somalia Sign up to receive our daily news summary via e-mail » Full news summary: Gerald Ford. National day of mourning for Ford – “Gerald R. Ford leaves his beloved U.S. Capitol for the last time Tuesday as the period…

Our Endangered Values, by Jimmy CarterThe Audacity of Hope, by Barack Obama A Godly Hero, by Michael KazinA Grief Observed by C.S. LewisTo the Mountaintop, by Stewart BurnsThe Politics of Jesus, by Obery Hendricksplus, re-reading lots of Bonhoeffer

(Photo from a protest in India during a visit by George W. Bush earlier in 2006, by Gautam Singh, AP) Nationwide demonstrations against the United States and the execution of Saddam Hussein got close and personal for me, my wife, Cheri Herrboldt, and our six-year-old daughter, Anjali on January 2. We arrived three months ago…

There is one lawgiver and judge who is able to save and to destroy. So who, then, are you to judge your neighbor? – James 4:12-12 + Sign up to receive our verse of the day via e-mail

[N]ever be conceited. With respect to our attitude toward our enemies, this means first, remember that you were God’s enemy and that, without having earned it or being worthy of it, you were met with mercy. It means second, remember that God hung on the cross for your enemy too, and love God and God…

As we enter a new year, a step back from the daily headlines to my list of the top ten news stories of 2006. 1. Iraq. In the fourth year of war, Iraq continued to spiral downward into daily sectarian violence, culminating this past weekend with the execution of Saddam Hussein and the 3,000th American…

I may not have school-age kids like Bart Campolo, but this list represents pretty much everything I’ve read this year – as much as I’d like to pretend that these are the “best” of the many many volumes I’ve consumed. Maybe because I read just before bed, and tend to fall asleep after a page…

Oppressing the poor in order to enrich oneself, and giving to the rich, will lead only to loss. – Proverbs 22:16-16 + Sign up to receive our verse of the day via e-mail
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