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Snowmageddon in Sojourners' D.C. Neighborhood

by Ryan Rodrick Beiler 02-12-2010
Thanks to our media assistant Sheldon C.
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Drama and Confusion in South Africa and Zimbabwe

by Nontando Hadebe 02-12-2010
This past week has been characterized by drama and confusion in South Africa and Zimbabwe. In South Africa the drama started on Sunday, Feb.
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The Little Voice of Self-Doubt Inside My Head

by Kathy KyoungAh Khang 02-12-2010
Right now my head is a bit stuffed up thanks to a cold, but the little voice inside my head usually takes no prisoners.
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Human Rights in China: Google and Gao Zhisheng

by Benedict Rogers 02-12-2010
Google's vow to pull out of China last month was partly based on the discovery that human rights activists' Gmail accounts had been hacked into, purportedly by Chinese intelligence. As a human rights advocate, this is worrying news for all who seek to fight for justice around the world.
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Haiti: Faith-Based Business Partnerships Seek a Sustainable Recovery

by Jacqueline Klamer 02-12-2010
Three days after a 7.0 earthquake rocked their city, hundreds of Haitians returned to work at SPIA, one of the largest pasta production companies in the country.
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Obama's Attempt at a Bipartisan Health-Care Summit

by Valerie Elverton Dixon 02-11-2010
President Obama has scheduled a bipartisan meeting on health-care reform that will be nationally televised live on Feb. 25.
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Not Your Typical Valentine's Day-Type Love

by Nadia Bolz-Weber 02-10-2010
This week my friend Sara reminded me that the really amazing thing about 1 Corinthians 13 is that even hundreds of thousands of schlocky wedding and inspirational posters and bad Christian coffee mugs can't kill it. Paul's hymn to love is perhaps one of the most recognizable texts in the New Testament. And it is really beautiful
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The Bleeding Woman

by Julie Clawson 02-10-2010
I love my church. And I love that it isn't afraid to explore the difficult issues -- and figure out how to do so in loving ways.
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