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We are deeply, passionately dedicated to the cause of nonviolence, to the force of truth and love, to soul-force. To those who say that we are naive, utopian idealists, we say that we are the only realists, and that those who continue to support militarism in our time are supporting the progress towards total self-destruction…

The animus between the traditional (complementarian) and the egalitarian views of women’s roles shows little signs of abating. The polarized positions on issues such as whether a woman should submit to her husband, whether she is allowed to preach, or indeed, whether she is permitted to do anything without male permission, is a polemic that…

the latest news on Iraq, the United Nations, British nuclear submarines, school integration, politics, congress, the Mideast, and select opinion articlesSign up to receive our daily news summary via e-mail » Full news summary: Iraq. Maliki challenges `civil war’ label – “Iraq’s besieged prime minister hit back at U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s characterization of the…

Happy are those who consider the poor; the Lord delivers them in the day of trouble. The Lord protects them and keeps them alive; they are called happy in the land. You do not give them up to the will of their enemies. – Psalms 41:1-2 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse…

It is in community that we come to see God in the other. It is in community that we see our own emptiness filled up. It is community that calls me beyond the pinched horizons of my own life, my own country, my own race, and gives me the gifts I do not have within…

the latest news on John Bolton’s resignation, congress, school integration, Iraq, Venezuela, Mideast, Jim Wallis radio address, AIDS conference, and faith-based initiatives Sign up to receive our daily news summary via e-mail » Full news summary: News Alert U.N. Ambassador Bolton Resigns – “President Bush has accepted U.N. Ambassador John Bolton’s resignation, effective when his…

On Friday, I wrote about the invitation from Sen. Harry Reid to speak on the Democrat’s weekly radio address and the difficult decision it presented. I said that I value my independence and non-partisanship, and didn’t want to be perceived as “in the pocket” of any political party. From the responses I’ve received, it appears…

I recently spoke and taught at a Christian college in Pennsylvania during their annual missions week. The students took the challenge from a Native American well and they asked some very good questions. I was impressed at their engagement with the world. Before arriving at the school I stopped in Carlisle, PA, at what remains…

For those of you who are unfamiliar with them, Stratfor is a highly unfluential consulting firm known in some circles as the “shadow CIA.” At the very least, they’re anything but apologists for progressive Christianity. But here’s their most recent analysis, which I share, because frankly, it backs up my post from last week about…

[B]ut whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many. – Mark 10:43-45 + Sign up to receive…
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