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One reason why we Christians argue so much about which hymn to sing, which liturgy to follow, which way to worship is that the commandments teach us to believe that bad liturgy eventually leads to bad ethics. You begin by singing some sappy, sentimental hymn, then you pray some pointless prayer, and the next thing…

The other night a retired general appeared on CNN describing how to “win” in Iraq. Quoting analyst Andrew Krepinevich, he called for the “oil stain strategy”: Don’t spread our troops out thinly over a large region, but rather concentrate and dominate strongly in one or two places (Baghdad being one of them), thus letting security…

North Korea’s nuclear test is a major blow to the international nonproliferation regime, the first time a country has withdrawn from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) and tested nuclear weapons. This is a disaster that did not have to happen. It represents a colossal failure of U.S. foreign policy. When the Bush administration came into…

The latest news on the North Korea nuclear test, political polling, the Foley scandal, Darfur, the new U.N. secretary general, faith-based foreign aid, wage stagnation, and Billy Graham. Sign up to receive our daily news summary via e-mail » Full news summary: North Korea nuclear test. World Condemns North Korea – “International condemnation poured down…

Dear Dr. Dobson, I’ve wanted to write you a letter for a long, long time, but until now, it just hasn’t seemed like the right time. I waited all last week to hear what you would have to say about the scandal surrounding Rep. Mark Foley (R-Florida); the revelation that he was having sexually explicit…

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan who are on Mount Samaria,who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to their husbands, ‘Bring something to drink!’<!– 2 –>The Lord God has sworn by his holiness: The time is surely coming upon you,when they shall take you away with hooks, even the last of…

Too often the price exacted by society for security and respectability is that the Christian movement in its formal expression must be on the side of the strong against the weak. This is a matter of tremendous significance, for it reveals to what extent a religion that was born of a people acquainted with persecution…

The latest news on the North Korean nuclear test, Darfur, religion and law, congressional scandal, evangelicals and Rep. Foley, women in politics, Iraq, faith-based foreign aid, and more. Sign up to receive our daily news summary via e-mail » Full news summary: North Korea nuclear test. N. Korea Reports 1st Nuclear Arms Test – “North…

Good triumphing over evil, David beating Goliath, Yoda and the rebels defeating the Empire and, as Dr. Martin Luther King used to say, “The arc of history bend[ing] toward justice.” Of course, I am talking about the Detroit Tigers victory over the New York Yankees in the American League playoffs. With no malice intended toward…

The rich and the poor have this in common: the Lord is the maker of them all. – Proverbs 22:2-2 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail
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