The Common Good

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When Grace and Death Collide

by Nadia Bolz-Weber 06-09-2010
Hans Peterson, a good friend of mine, died two months ago in a work-related accident.
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Health Care and a New Imagination

by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove 06-09-2010
About 25 years ago, the pastor of a relatively poor congregation had an accident and racked up a huge medical bill in the hospital.
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The Hard Work of Racial Reconciliation

by Laura Truax 06-09-2010
Several years ago, I visited a slave castle along the coast of Ghana, West Africa. This castle was one of the primary centers for shipping slaves from Africa to the New World.
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Mysticism for Mathematicians

by Kate Henley Averett 06-08-2010
I've always longed to see the world through a poet's eyes -- to see the magical in the everyday and to be able to weave words in such a way as to convey that magic to others.
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California Band Hires Latino Day Laborers

by Bryan Farrell 06-08-2010
A San Francisco band called Monarchs hired three Latino day laborers to pose as the band members in a music video for their song "Mexicans." Both the video and the song pay tribute to the
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Forgiveness, Fear, and the Mosque at Ground Zero

by Julie Clawson 06-08-2010
I've become used to seeing images of protests on the news recently.
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BP: Is It Time to Ban Companies Again?

by Rose Marie Berger 06-08-2010
It appears that BP has decided it needs tips from the Spin Master to protect its thoroughly corroded reputation in the U.S. No, they haven't hired Republican strategist Frank Luntz.
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Is Google Making Us Ignore God?

by Ernesto Tinajero 06-07-2010
God calls on us to meditate on God and God's word. However, does the fast intake of information from TV, film, and especially the Internet make us less likely to experience God?
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