Christians

Glenn Beck on Martin Luther King and Gandhi

Jim Wallis 3-25-2010

Given Glenn Beck's threat that "the hammer is coming," I have been keeping my eyes and ears open to see and hear what attacks he might next make on us or the growing movement of Christians who share with us the call to

'What Has Helped Me the Most is My Faith'

Juan Daniel Espitia 3-23-2010

Immigrants Helping Immigrants

Marilyn Anderson 3-19-2010

I never doubted that I was a descendant of immigrants. Shortly after World War II, students were asked to fill out forms listing their nationality. For several years, I laboriously spelled out "Norwegian" until a teacher tapped me on the shoulder and told me it was more correct to write "American."

Video: Jim Wallis Talks about Glenn Beck and Social Justice on MSNBC

Jim Wallis 3-15-2010

Tell Glenn Beck: I'm a Social Justice Christian

Jim Wallis 3-10-2010

Glenn Beck says Christians should leave churches that use the word "social justice." He says social justice is a code word for communism and Nazism.

Mennonite College Will Now Play National Anthem Before Sporting Events

Sheldon Good 3-01-2010

Goshen (Ind.) College recently unveiled its landmark decision to play the national anthem befor

All Are Equally Called to 'Servant Leadership'

Mimi Haddad 2-23-2010

How many of us feel uneasy when we are told that men, rather than women, are called to be "servant leaders?" Perhaps we are confused by this notion -- that men alone are to be "servant leaders" --

So Dang Jesus-y: Sara Miles' Jesus Freak

Becky Garrison 2-22-2010

In Mark Oestreicher's review of Sara Miles' latest book http://www.amazon.com/gp/produc

Can I Get A Witness (for Immigration Reform)?

Allison Johnson 1-29-2010

Some in Washington would have us believe that immigration reform is politically untenable and economically illogical. However, God is on the move among Christians who care about the immigrants in their midst.

Americans Listening to Palestinians Listening to Israelis

Brian McLaren 1-28-2010

What a day it was. Halfway through, many in our group of twenty felt that we couldn't take much more.

Who Would Jesus Shoot? Military Contractor Puts Bible References on Gunsights

Justin Fung 1-20-2010

In case you haven't already seen this, it's been discovered that gunsights on weapons used by British and American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan are inscribed with coded biblical references, including:

More Haitian History and Perspective on Pat Robertson and the 'Pact with the Devil'

Ryan Rodrick Beiler 1-15-2010

Like many of you, my first reaction when hearing Pat Robertson's as

South Park, Eco-Prophets, and Whale Wars

Jarrod McKenna 1-13-2010

South Park famously set up how the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is "branded" as a group of "hardcore-any-means-necessary-pirates." In reality

High Drama and Delicate Negotiations in Copenhagen

Tim Costello 12-15-2009

Yesterday was a day of high drama where Africa walked out, suspended talks, and then later in the day returned after the Danish facilitators took on some of their concerns.

Advent: Apocalypse Now?

Diana Butler Bass 11-30-2009

"There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations caused by the roaring of the sea and the waves," proclaims Jesus in the gospel of Luke.

This Thanksgiving Remember the Immigrant, Pilgrim

Jim Wallis 11-25-2009

As I take time to reflect on what I am truly thankful for, my family certainly tops the list. I've just been out of the country for a week, so I will cherish the time sitting around the table with my kids, asking one another to share what we are most thankful for.

How I Came to Write an Apostolic Letter to Non-Christians in Esquire

Shane Claiborne 11-23-2009

As some of you know (though I know not many of you keep up with the latest men's magazines) -- Esquire magazine's end of the year "Best and Brightest" edition named me one of the "Radicals and Rebels Who Are Changing the World"... but I wanted you to know the story behind the hype.