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Can Petraeus Push the U.S. Toward Peace in the Middle East?

by 04-13-2010
The taboo was finally broken and the genie is out of the bottle, despite some attempts to force it back.
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A Darfuri Perspective on Sudan's Dubious Elections

by Niemat Ahmadi 04-13-2010
As a Darfuri, I recognize the fact that this presidential and parliamentary election in Sudan is an important milestone for the implementation of the North-South Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA)
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The Emerging Church Brand: The Good, the Bad, and the Messy

by Shane Claiborne 04-13-2010
[Read more of this blog conversation in response to the Sojourners magazine article "
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Living into the Hope of the Resurrection

by Christine Sine 04-13-2010
I have never been as conscious of the incredible hope of the Easter message as I have been this last Easter.
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A Reading for April 15: The Parable of the Taxpayer

by Chuck Collins 04-13-2010
This time of year it is useful to recount the parable of the angry taxpayer (from the VERY New Testament).
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Why Outsider Critiques are Important for Emergent

by Soong-Chan Rah 04-12-2010
[Read more of this blog conversation in response to the Sojourners magazine article "
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Tragic Anniversaries and Embodying Resurrection Hope

by Ruth Hawley-Lowry 04-12-2010
This week is a confluence of anniversaries. April 7 was the 16th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda where more than 800,000 died in a few days.
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Justice Stevens Hasn't Moved, the Supreme Court Has

by Duane Shank 04-12-2010
There's an old story about a man and his wife driving into town one evening.
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An Open Letter to Parents Who Owe Child Support

by Jennifer Wheeler 04-12-2010
The legal definition of Child Support is "periodic monetary payments by the non-custodial parent for the care of his or her minor child." In our country, non-custodial parents are usually obligat
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This Is What the Emerging Church Looks Like?

by Jarrod McKenna 04-12-2010
[Read more of this blog conversation in response to the Sojourners magazine article "
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