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Why I'm Fasting From Facebook This Lent

Becky Garrison 3-02-2011

In contemplating next weekend's National Day of Unplugging, I'm reminded of the Facebook Fast I embarked on back in 2008.

Five Frustrations When You Debate Israel and the Palestinians

Gary M. Burge 3-01-2011

I've been fascinated watching an earlier blog hunker down into a strong debate about Israel and the Palestinians (February 22, "

'Farewell Rob Bell' (Or, John Piper's Inferno)

Chris LaTondresse 3-01-2011

ges/1100301-robbell.jpg">"Farewell Rob Bell." With this three word tweet John Piper -- senior pastor at Bethlehem Baptist church in Minneapolis, Minnesota and elder statesman of the neo-reform stream of American Christianity -- triggered an online firestorm over the weekend.

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Sojourners Supporters and Partners Challenge Congress on Budget Cuts

Timothy McMahan King 2-28-2011

Thanks to Sojourners supporters and our partners, there is a full page ad in Politico today asking Congress, "What Would Jesus

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Budgets Are Still Moral Documents

Brian McLaren 2-28-2011

The "What Would Jesus Cut?" campaign, launched by Jim Wallis and the good people of Sojourners, assumes that

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What Would Jesus Cut? Who Would Jesus Bomb?

Shane Claiborne 2-28-2011

Growing up in the Bible belt in east Tennessee, I can remember an entire campaign built around "What Would Jesus Do?" There were WWJD bracelets, stickers, and T-shirts everywhere.

This is Not Fiscal Conservatism. It's Just Politics.

Jim Wallis 2-24-2011

The current budget and deficit debate in America is now dominating the daily headlines. There is even talk of shutting down the government if the budget-cutters don't get their way.

'Have You Tried Washing Their Feet?'

Betsy Shirley 2-22-2011

A few weeks ago, I got a free sermon on the metro.

Back in Business in Haiti

Jacqueline Klamer 2-22-2011

More than a year after an earthquake stalled the country's economy, some business owners in Haiti have recovered and expanded production faster than expected. "The key word is innovation," says Daniel Jean-Louis, business professor in Port-au-Prince.

This Lent -- Looking Inward, Looking Outward

Jim Wallis 2-17-2011

Congress is working on the federal budget for the rest of the fiscal year 2011.

Come Together to Combat Torture

Becky Garrison 2-16-2011

Duke Divinity School is hosting an inter-faith conference on torture from March 25 to 26, with the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT), the Duke Human Rights Center, and the North C

Obama's Budget Battle Hurts the Poor

Chris LaTondresse 2-16-2011

President Obama released his budget proposal Monday, officially staking his position in what

When is Nationalism Healthy?

Aaron Taylor 2-15-2011

I watched the film Invictus for the second time last weekend.

Democratization: Another Mountain to Climb in Egypt

Valerie Elverton Dixon 2-15-2011

There is a Haitian proverb that says after every mountain, there is another mountain.

Tahrir Square: The Many Little Revolutions

Lynne Hybels 2-15-2011

Last week, I received this photo of Maggie, an Egyptian Christian friend who is a documentary filmmaker. When I asked her if I could post the photo on my blog, she sent me this email in return:

Wendell Berry Won't Quit Trying to Save the Mountains

Rose Marie Berger 2-14-2011

Fourteen mountain-top removal protesters -- including author Wendell Berry -- are in their third day of a sit-in/sleep-in at the Kentucky Governor's Office in Frankfort.

The Truth About the BP Oil Spill

Andrew Simpson 2-09-2011

Ten months have passed since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and by now most of the nation has shifted its focus away from the gulf to more recent and pressing topics.

Cairo is Burning, Mr. President

Heather Wilson 2-07-2011

While watching live footage from Egypt over the past few weeks, over and over my question has been, so what can I do?

Cast Off the Stupor of Indifference

Arthur Waskow 2-04-2011

Today I want to focus on the people of Egypt -- those million or more who have gathered in Tahrir Square, both as a united, insistent, revolutionary body, and as individuals -- professors and bake

The Tiger Mother In Us

Helen Lee 2-03-2011

By now, you've surely heard about the infamous Wall Street Journal article enti