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Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but those who are kind to the needy honor him. Proverbs 13:41 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail

[F]or us the Bible is our main weapon. It has shown us the way. Perhaps those who call themselves Christians but who are really only Christians in theory, won’t understand why we give the Bible the meaning we do. But that’s because they haven’t lived as we have…. I can assure you that any one…

The daily news from Iraq is mind-numbing, as violence and death continue unabated. And part of that numbing is the danger of seeing the daily body counts as just more numbers. As of yesterday morning, 3,503 Americans have died. So, I’ve made reading the news each morning into a spiritual discipline. I read the names…

Legislation for comprehensive immigration reform collapsed in the U.S. Senate yesterday as an effort to move to a final vote was defeated, leaving the future in serious doubt. It’s the perfect example of an observation I’ve often made – that most people I talk to around the country think that the political process isn’t working…

Stephen, I have a “wag of the finger” for you. Wednesday night you opened your show by talking about our recent presidential forum on faith, values, and poverty by saying, "CNN gives the Democratic candidates an hour to talk about God. Wonder what they did with the other 58 minutes." Well, let me tell you…

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You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in their lawsuits. Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and those in the right, for I will not acquit the guilty. – Exodus 23:6-7 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail

Conversion to God is equally linked to conversion to the love of neighbor. – Segundo GalileaQuoted in Cry Freedom, by Charles Ringma + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail
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