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The Flight to Egypt and the Continuing Challenges of Refugees

Patricia Edwards-Konic 1-19-2010

Epiphany has passed as well as Coptic Christmas earlier in January. A beautifully carved olive wood figure I bought in Bethlehem a couple of years ago titled "The Flight to Egypt" is the last of my Christmas decorations.

Devils in the Details: Robertson's Revision of Haitian History

Obery M. Hendricks Jr. 1-18-2010

Whether or not Robertson had malicious intentions when he declared that Haiti's tragic history was the result of a "pact with the devil" made by early leaders of the revolt against their French col

Terrorism and 'the Primitive Brain'

Brian McLaren 1-12-2010

Parker Palmer, in a beautiful and important essay called "The Broken-Open Heart: Living with Faith and Hope in the Tragic Gap," speaks of our need to overcome "the primitive brain":

TIAA-Cref Divests from Sudan Oil Interests

Melanie Weldon-Soiset 1-08-2010

While the situation in Sudan remains dire (and could worsen as the country faces volatile elections this spring), Christians can celebrate a recent story of hope: the first major U.S.

'Irreconcilable Islam' and Irascible Christianity, Part 2

Melvin Bray 1-06-2010

[continued from part 1] If duplicity were the only moral failing in Gi

Gingrich Labels 'Irreconcilable Wing of Islam' but Ignores Irascible Christianity

Melvin Bray 1-05-2010

"'Tell me what distinguishes the murderer at Fort Hood, the people we arrested in Denver and Detroit and New York, and the five people who were just picked up in Pakistan?'" Former House Speaker Ne

An Activism that Loves its Enemies

Jarrod McKenna 12-29-2009

Sad news from Sydney as a headline for the ABC read, "Abusive letter suspect 'a peace activist'".

Christmas in the Trenches

Jim Wallis 12-23-2009

We first published this reflection by Jim Wallis in 2002. It has since become our Christmas tradition, kind of our own Charlie Brown Christmas special, if you will. With the ongoing conflicts raging during each passing year, it remains tragically relevant, particularly this year as we think about Afghanistan.

A Bottom-Up Perspective on Obama's Nobel Speech

Aaron Taylor 12-22-2009

I didn't get a chance to watch Barack Obama's Nobel speech live, but I've read the transcript and found very little in the speech that couldn't have been given by any number of past presidents-incl

Stepping Back from Bethlehem

Phil Haslanger 12-21-2009

For much of the world, the heart of Bethlehem is found down a narrow stairway in a small cave area under a huge church where a 14-pointed silver star marks the spot that, for at least 17 centuries, Christians have honored as the place where Jesus was born.

Advent and Advocacy: A Year of Activism in Review

Multiple Authors 12-21-2009

Advent is with us again, calling us to reflect and review, and the Sojourners policy team wants to thank you for walking with us in 2009.

Obama's Brand of American Exceptionalism

Brian McLaren 12-18-2009

As I suggested in my previous post, I was troubled by some elements of the president'

Obama's Nobel Speech, Violence, and Nonviolence: Who's Na

Brian McLaren 12-17-2009

The president's campaign speech in Philadelphia on race and his speech earlier this year to the Muslim world from Egypt were, in my mind, two of the most important presidential speeches of my lifet

Obama's Nobel Speech: What If?

Jarrod McKenna 12-17-2009

What if? What if Obama's speech had not simply referenced Gandhi and King but followed them in following the way of Jesus?

Obama in Oslo: Nonviolence is the Strongest Weapon

Johann Christoph Arnold 12-16-2009

I was saddened by our president's acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize. He missed a chance to witness to courage and leadership. True, Mr.

Obama's Nobel Speech: Reflection and Response

Jim Wallis 12-14-2009

President Obama laid out a moral defense of the use of force in his acceptance speech in Oslo

U.S. Military Aid and the Paramilitaries Behind the Philippine Election Massacre

Katrina Abarcar 12-11-2009

For many of us in the U.S., the sometimes vicious attack ads of last year's presidential election are more than just a recent memory.

Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Speech and Just Peace Theory

Valerie Elverton Dixon 12-10-2009

If all we notice in President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Lecture is a justification of war, we will miss the 21^st<

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"

Advent Echoes: Checkpoints and Childbirth on a West Bank Winter Night

Phil Haslanger 12-07-2009

Although Hani Abu Haikal is a Muslim, he probably can identify with the sense of panic Joseph and Mary must have felt as they searched for a place to stay as the time of Jesus' birth drew near.