The Common Good

God's Politics

Building the Capacity for Neighbors to Help Neighbors

by Kathleen Kennedy Townsend 11-07-2008
This election galvanized millions of people who yearned to take back our country. People want to contribute their talents, strengthen communities, take pride in what we give and accomplish.
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Vision of a New Day

by Jim Wallis 11-07-2008
The first thing I read this morning was a reflection on the meaning of this week's events for the church.
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A New Faith Coalition

by Jim Wallis 11-06-2008
Most elections are just power rearrangements; this one was a transformational moment in our history.
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Abortion Reduction Key to Common Ground

by Richard Land 11-06-2008
Dear President-elect Obama,
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Black and White Evangelical Voters: A Teachable Moment

by Lisa Sharon Harper 11-06-2008
In the wee hours of the morning on Wednesday, November 5, Wolf Blitzer listed "The Losers" in Tuesday's historic election on CNN.
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Be a Friend to Yourself and the World

by Brian McLaren 11-06-2008
Dear President-elect Obama,
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Intellectual Rigor and Vigor

by John DiIulio 11-06-2008
Dear President-elect Obama:
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Leaders Are Only as Strong as the Citizens Who Raise Their Voices

by Marian Wright Edelman 11-06-2008
On the day he died, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called his mother to give her his next Sunday's sermon title.
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May Obama Be Protected on All Sides

by Annemie Bosch 11-06-2008
From a wonderfully cool and clouded Wednesday in our sunny South Africa, I greet all my friends in the U.S.A. -- and those elsewhere who may be interested. You have a new President-elect!
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