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Ode on a Summer Road Trip Originally Posted: 08/03/2012 - 2:31pm | Type: Blog: "Car Trouble in Indiana" — a poem by God's Politics contributor Jennifer Grant about a road trip many summers ago with her husband and brother-in-law. Car Trouble ...
Poverty 101: A Poem Originally Posted: 03/27/2012 - 12:06pm | Type: Blog: A note from the poet: Two years ago, our church opened its doors and began serving meals to our community. The immense and overwhelming feelings I felt scared me and so I penned them in this poem. Working with ...
Waxing Poetic: One Perfect Hour Originally Posted: 02/06/2012 - 6:14pm | Type: Blog: A new poem by Sarah Vanderveen... I pulled on my wetsuit quick, quick pausing to take note of a new hole under the left arm, darnit and paddled out. A new poem by Sarah Vandervee ...
Waxing Poetic: Blue Christmas Originally Posted: 01/13/2012 - 11:34am | Type: Blog: An original poem by Sarah Vanderveen. It was a December of golden days and crisp, sparkling nights. I saw swooping pelicans and Orion's belt, bright blooming ...
A Poem for Advent: "Living Sacrifices" Originally Posted: 12/08/2011 - 10:35am | Type: Blog: Empty stomachs moan. The .000258 percent hedge their bets against the common good. Living Sacrifices By Lisa Sharon Harper The 99 percent offers work and wealth ...
Worship, Liturgy, and an Introduction to Poet Scott Kinder-Pyle Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog: Scott Kinder-Pyle is a Presbyterian pastor in Spokane, Washington, and the featured poet in <em>Sojourners</em>' July issue. Scott Kinder-Pyle is a Presbyterian p ...
Something There Is That Doesn't Love a Wall Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:40pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://www.ryanrodrickbeiler.com/International/Palestine-and-Israel/9000011_7mJL3#598662228_VWVrR"></a>In this simple statement from his poem <a href="http://wri ...
Poem: The Lorraine Motel Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p>as i walk toward the balcony where my hero fell, i feel strangely drawn in enwrapped by invisible hands of comfort and welcome. hands that welcome the peacemakers of the world "come and witness t ...
'Twas a Week Before Christmas: A D.C. Holiday Poem Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:19am | Type: Blog: 'Twas a week before Christmas, and all through my city<br /> Politicians were scrambl'n, it wasn't very pretty.<br /> Health care and climate were up in the air, ...
Redemptive Poetry on a Night of Violence Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:18am | Type: Blog: It is Sunday night, and I am suddenly awake at the crack of too-close gunfire. It is Sunday night, and I am suddenly awake at the crack of too-close gunfire. I creep to the window ...
Dog is My Co-Pilot? Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p>Last week a friend who knows my dogs sent me a link to Wendy Francisco's wildly popular new song, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H17edn_RZoY">"God and Dog" < ...
Breath: A Poem for Transformational Action Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:18am | Type: Blog: I recently wrote and performed a spoken-word poem for the Transformational Development (TD) Conference at Eastern University, co-sponsored by Eastern and Food for the Hungry. I r ...