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Health-Care Magic

LaVonne Neff 1-21-2010

While talking with George Stephanopolous on Good Morning America yesterday, Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele neatly summarized th

Now is the Time for Congressional Courage on Health-Care Reform

Valerie Elverton Dixon 1-21-2010

The people of Massachusetts already have near universal health care. Too many of the rest of us do not.

Immigration: Drama and First Drafts

Crissy Brooks 1-21-2010

"Why do you have to be so dramatic?" I thought as I rolled my eyes.

Michael Steele and Racially Insensitive or Racist Comments

Randy Woodley 1-14-2010

I am writing to educate Michael Steele and those whose understanding of Native Americans are as superficial as his. On January 4^th Steele, the leader of the Republican Party, held up his hand in the old Indian parody style of "how," and he accompanied the gesture with the words, "honest Injun."

Avatar and The Blind Side: The Never-ending Messianic Complex Story

Soong-Chan Rah 1-13-2010

The last two movies that my wife and I had the chance to watch were Avatar and The Blind Side. Not sure how that happened, but both movies had very rich missiological and race themes to them. Or maybe I just see everything in that way.

Not All Racial Comments Are Created Equal

Valerie Elverton Dixon 1-12-2010

Please God, save us from hyper-partisanship and hyper-media in perpetual election mode selling us a hyperbolic public discourse.

Boomer Blues, Part 2: Have You Saved $1 Million Yet?

LaVonne Neff 1-07-2010

[continued from part 1]

Boomer Blues: 'We don't learn from the past, and we don't plan for the future.'

LaVonne Neff 1-06-2010

Faith, Hope, and the Advent of Health-care Reform

Valerie Elverton Dixon 12-14-2009

Biblical wisdom teaches us to "give thanks in all circumstances for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you" (I Thessalonians 5:18).

The Archbishop and the President's Common Problem

LaVonne Neff 12-09-2009

The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
--William Butler Yeats, from "The Second Coming"

Conservative Progressives?

Brian McLaren 11-16-2009

It's been said that conservatives are people who honor the tombs of dead progressives.

What Happens When a Wheaton Grad Runs for Congress as a Democrat

Matthew Soerens 11-13-2009

Last weekend, as a group of religiously-committed pro-life Democrats in the House of Representatives found themselves at odds with the majority of their party over an abortion-related amendment in

An Evangelical Trojan Horse in the Democratic Party?

Brian McLaren 11-12-2009

A recent Daily Kos post asks this question: Does the Evangelical movem

The Elections You May Not Have Noticed

Jim Wallis 11-05-2009

Most of the country probably didn't notice.

Video: 'Jesus Camp' Kids Pray for President Obama

Aaron Taylor 10-30-2009

The Health-Care Roller Coaster Rolls On

Valerie Elverton Dixon 10-29-2009

We continue the roller coaster ride that we hope will end with universal or near universal coverage for health care in the United States.

Signs of Evangelical Renewal

Margaret Benefiel 10-26-2009

At a major conference at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Hamilton, Massachusetts recently, 500 evangelicals met to discuss how to "renew the evangelical mission."

Video: Sen. Lindsey Graham Calls out Conservative Fringe

Margaret Benefiel 10-20-2009

Sen. Lindsey Graham demonstrated recently what soulful leadership looks like in the Republican Party.

What Does Big Government Have to do with Jesus?

Lisa Sharon Harper 10-13-2009

"I'm here to stand up for Jesus," said the anti-health reform protester to a CNN correspondent. "Government is getting too big."

Personal and Pragmatic Reasons for Health Reform

Ernesto Tinajero 10-02-2009

Jesus is a healer -- of body, spirit, and heart. He also called Christians to be peacemakers and healers.