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How Should Christians Respond to Uprisings in the Arab World?

Alex Awad 3-22-2011

After decades of repression by autocratic dictators, the restless masses in the Middle East and North Africa are going to the streets -- most of them nonviolently -- and asking their leaders to step down.

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Remember Death -- It Can Help You Live

Kent Annan 3-18-2011
Watching the unfolding tragedy in Japan of course has me reflecting on the past fourteen months in Haiti since the earthquake there.
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The Scandal and Beauty of Grace

Ken Fong 3-17-2011
Jesus came to us full of grace and truth (John 1).
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Who Goes to Hell is Not the Most Important Question

Kiran Thadhani 3-16-2011
"Reality check: Gandhi's in hell."
"Really? Gandhi's in hell? And we have confirmation of this?"

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In the Wake of Japan Disaster, Must We Accept Nuclear Power?

Rose Marie Berger 3-15-2011
The U.S. Navy reported today that it had detected low levels of airborne radiation at the Yokosuka and Atsugi bases, about 200 miles to the north of the Japan's Fukushima nuclear reactors.
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Rediscovering Values for Lent: Seeing Signs of Sickness

Jim Wallis 3-15-2011

 

[Editors' note: During the season of Lent we will be posting excerpts from the Rediscovering Values Lenten Study Guide. We invite you to study God's word with us through these posts.]

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What Does Rob Bell Really Say? (A Review of the Actual Book Itself)

Julie Clawson 3-15-2011

Whether it was a brilliant marketing strategy or just a sad reflection of the charged atmosphere of Christian dialogue these days, one cannot deny that Rob Bell's latest book http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006204964X?ie=UTF8&tag=sojourners-20&li...

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This Lenten Season is For Me

Valerie Elverton Dixon 3-09-2011
Every Lenten season I give up something, usually chocolate. I sometimes fast for several hours during the day. Sometimes I read an extra book or two, usually on peace theory.
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God Uses Insignificant Persons to Change the World

Alex Awad 3-07-2011

We have seen the collapse of Mubarak in Egypt and the regime in Tunisia. Turmoil continues in Libya and elsewhere.

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Is Theology The Most Important Thing?

Eugene Cho 3-03-2011
Over the course of this past weekend and my recent post about hell, universalism, exclusivism, and other eliti
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Is 'What Would Jesus Cut' Heresy?

Timothy McMahan King 3-02-2011

Heresy is a strong accusation.

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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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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.

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When Will 3.5 Million Palestinians Get Their Chance For Freedom?

Gary M. Burge 2-22-2011

I must confess I was dumbfounded. It was bad enough this winter when Israel refused to call a moratorium on settlements in the West Bank, even after the United States urged it to do so (and sent our latest $3 billion check).

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Loving Your Enemies (Even When You Don't Want To)

Nadia Bolz-Weber 2-21-2011
Sometimes when I'm bored I kind of like to fill in sound effects that I think the crowd listening to Jesus might have responded with.
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Budget Cuts and Bad Faith

Jim Wallis 2-10-2011

House Republicans announced a plan yesterday to cut $43 billion in domestic spend

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The Most Controversial Prayer at the National Prayer Breakfast? A Prayer for Peace

Sheldon Good 2-07-2011
The National Prayer Breakfast is based on broad inclusivity, inviting "individuals of various nationalities, religi
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Friday Links Round Up: Rosa Parks. Football Injuries. Egypt.

Jeannie Choi 2-04-2011

Rosa Parks. Football Injuries. Egypt. Here's a little round up of links from around the Web you may have missed this week:

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The Tiger Mother In Us

Helen Lee 2-03-2011
By now, you've surely heard about the infamous Wall Street Journal article enti
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Embrace Your Crisis of Faith

Kent Annan 2-01-2011

A crisis of faith -- when you seriously question whether what you believe/how you see/what you're committed to is actually true -- is a good thi

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