Economic Justice
Lisa Sharon Harper 2-24-2009
Advocating for the poor is crucial in this time of recession, but maybe you're a little nervous about actually walking into your member of Congress' office, even after the great training you ca
Jim Wallis 2-20-2009
It is the power of relationships that make new things possible. Relationships are the foundation of and the means for creating a culture shift.
Seth Naicker 2-20-2009
Freedom is on my mind. In the case of South Africa, political freedom was achieved almost 15 years ago. It was a freedom from the heresy of Apartheid.
Jim Wallis 2-19-2009
Through the partisan fistfight of the general election, in the midst of political posturing during the transition, and moving forward in spite of a Congress split down party lines, a bipartisan gro
Onleilove Alston 2-16-2009
In the fall of 2007, not long after I started to work with New York Faith & Justice, I learned of an in-depth Bible study on http://www.bib
Jim Wallis 2-13-2009
Today, the House and Senate will vote on the final economic stimulus conference report.
Adam Russell Taylor 2-11-2009
Sadly, the debate around the economic recovery and stimulus package has often been characterized by the politics of the past rather than the politics of the future. Ideology too often trumps sound economics and recent experience. In the fight against poverty, the current recession and economic crisis provides one of those rare moments when targeted efforts to lift up low-income Americans also provide the greatest stimulus to the economy.
Diana Butler Bass 2-10-2009
In this week's town hall meetings, President Obama demonstrated an important aspect of his office: Pastor-in-Chief.
Jim Wallis 2-10-2009
Jim Wallis talks about how Obama's new Council on Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships will take on the priorities of poverty, abortion reduction, fatherhood, and interfaith dialogue.
Douglas Kmiec 2-10-2009
The first weeks of the Obama administration have been a whirlwind of appointments, and as advertised, "change," but the aspect most in evidence is the president's efforts at finding common ground.
Caitlin Beidler 2-05-2009
Last week, I read this quote by John Piper: "...the weeping of the saints at the loss of precious souls is, paradoxically, the weeping of joy in God." I believe that is what God wants for me and fo
Alan Clapsaddle 2-04-2009
Last week, January 27, just a few blocks north of the Sojourners' office on 14th Street in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of our nation's capital, a homeless man was attacked and lay dying on th