Today is a day to cry for Israel. Today is a day to cry for the Palestinians. Today is a day to cry for all of us.   Today is a day of war. War anywhere, at this point in our history, is an action that threatens peace everywhere. Particularly when it comes to the…

Rabbi Arthur Waskow of the Shalom Center sent out this message about the Israeli bombing of Gaza. Today the starkest choice of values and visions of the future was laid before the Jewish people throughout the world. On the one hand, Jews throughout the world were reading in synagogue the Prophetic vision of Zechariah, no…

Rick Warren, the most prominent Evangelical pastor of our day, has established a highly successful program arranging teams from his church to help specific villages in Africa. Given the effectiveness of his organizational skills and the extensive direct involvement that his people have with African villagers, I have no doubt that these teams carry out…

My good friend Amy Sullivan is a very hard act to follow in any writing assignment, and she covered this topic very well for Time last week.  But in an attempt to help provide a little perspective for our good friends on the other side of the Pond, here are my thoughts on the difficulties…

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