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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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“For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.…” (2 Corinthians 2:15) Being the “fragrance of Christ” is a tall order. But this scripture passage doesn’t seem to imply that we have a choice. This should be good news to us. And to…

The latest news on faith and politics, congressional scandal, Darfur, Amish funerals, Lebanon, Iran, North Korea, Afghanistan, Iraq, and select op-eds. Sign up to receive our daily news summary via e-mail » Full news summary: Faith and politics. GOP’s Hold on Evangelicals Weakening– “In 2004, white evangelical or born-again Christians made up a quarter of…

As I travel around the country this fall, I see more and more evidence of how the political conversation among evangelicals is changing. Now there is new poll data to verify it. The Washington Post’s piece this morning, “GOP’s Hold on Evangelicals Weakening,” noted a poll released yesterday by the Pew Research Center that “found…

Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor. Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints;…

The real God is the one who can invert life from terror to boldness, from sorrow to joy…. The transformative power of God jeopardizes all of our gestures of equilibrium and our idolatrous images of God as the great stabilizer of the status quo. – Walter Brueggemann + Sign up to receive our quote of…

Virginia Senator George Allen has been under fire since he publicly called an Asian American spectator at a campaign stop “macaca,” an apparent racial slur, then told the brown-skinned young man – an American-born citizen – “welcome to America.” While Virginia’s governor, Allen had also been denounced for hanging a confederate flag in his statehouse…

If you close your ear to the cry of the poor, you will cry out and not be heard. – Proverbs 21:13-14 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail
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