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Jean B. Nilson 7-01-2006

Congratulations to Sojourners! Again you are setting the agenda for believing and acting Christians.

Laurence Keith 7-01-2006

Thanks for “Found in Translation” (by Brian McLaren, March 2006). It was very thought-provoking, and the metaphors are creative and life-giving.

Tom Himelick 7-01-2006

Thank you for your articles on welcoming the stranger (“A House for All Peoples?” by Ched Myers, and “Looking for Welcome,” by Helene Slessarev-Jamir, April 2006).

The Editors 7-01-2006

As with most of our articles, the words in this issue developed out of relationships - connections that are decades-long as well as some more recently established.

Emily McGowin 7-01-2006

When I received the May issue on “food and how we get it,” I confess I was skeptical as to its value.

Amanda Rogers 7-01-2006

Your letter through the slot
slid to the floor and lay quite still
all day, until returning home from work
I seized and tore it open.

James Ferguson 7-01-2006

The federal minimum wage was last raised in 1997 to its current level of $5.15 an hour. There are now 20 states that have raised the minimum wage above the federal level.

Rose Marie Berger 7-01-2006

In an arid valley of northwestern Afghanistan, diets used to consist of little more than tea and bread, and women remained in the home.

James Ferguson 7-01-2006

The Merritt Ministry asked a simple question: “How do you create a hot air balloon that is both authentic and reverent in its mission of [representing] Jesus, the Son of God

Rose Marie Berger 7-01-2006

The city council of Maywood, California, declared the town a refuge for undocumented residents in January.

Rose Marie Berger 7-01-2006

Amid increased violence in Sri Lanka, Nonviolent Peaceforce members are providing unarmed accompaniment to those delivering aid, as well as applying nonviolent strategies to prote

James Ferguson 7-01-2006

A refugee camp popped up last April on the sports field of Lennox Middle School, right next to Los Angeles International Airport.

James Ferguson 6-01-2006

Catechumen is a computer game in the “first-person shooter” genre of Quake and Halo, but with a Christian flavor.

Complete with play money, appliance cards, and transportation passes, the Community Action Poverty Simulation is much like a role play or board game.

Steve Thorngate 6-01-2006

Hagar Soya, a soy milk company in Cambodia run by Christian development agency Hagar, recently started offering two fortified soya milk drinks for retail purchase.

Robert Roth 6-01-2006
At its best the church is an "innocence project" for ourselves and others.
Don Johnson 6-01-2006

[Regarding “Abortion: A Way Forward,” by Amy Sullivan, April 2006], I wish there was a “middle ground” to be found on all issues.

Michael Melendez 6-01-2006

The April 2006 issue was well-written, especially the articles on abortion and immigration. Janet Parker’s article, “Can These Bones Live?” especially moved me.

Newton Miner 6-01-2006

If ever you have wakened in the night—
the steep blue night, and waited for the tears—
then I must tell you—

Jim Forest 6-01-2006

I wonder if there are not many Sojourners readers who were dismayed with Brian McLaren’s essay in the March 2006 issue (“Found in Translation”)?