Departments

The Editors 7-01-1996
Washington, D.C., is a town with more than its share of vigils, marches, and demonstrations.
Richard Vernon 7-01-1996

Wrestle with me

Margarito and Maria Esquino, refugees in Washington, D.C., received death threats this spring that they suspect came from members of El Salvador’s ruling ARENA party.

Anne L. Simko 7-01-1996

I WAS DELIGHTED with the special section on creativity and faith in the May-June 1996 issue (“In the Image of God”).

British Parliament member John Hume received the International Human Rights Award this spring for his nonviolent reconciliation work in Northern Ireland. Awards were also gi

Ben Lujin 7-01-1996

Thanks to your recent issue with articles on art and artistic creativity (“In the Image of God,” May-June 1996), I have realized my inner passion for poems and poetry that glorify the Lord. 

Duane Shank 7-01-1996
September event will bring together Spirit and action.
Daniel Wolpert 7-01-1996

I WAS MOVED by Oliver Thomas’ commentary, “Neutral and Free” (March-April 1996).

Julienne Gage 7-01-1996
Transitions Abroad. Hear Our Voices. 500 Years of Chicano History.
Henry Dyck 7-01-1996

I READ WITH interest the article on the people who were arrested for praying in the Capitol Rotunda. I am a Canadian, and we need the same effort in our provincial and feder

Brett Grainger 7-01-1996

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Anthony Pezet 7-01-1996

“SINKING NOAH’S ARK” points to the timely work of “laying out the clear biblical mandate for believers to protect the environment” done by the Evangelical Environmental Network.

James W. Douglass 7-01-1996
Reflections on the Revised Common Lectionary, Cycle A.

“Anything worth living for is worth dying for,” Brian Rohatyn told The Washington Post concerning his fast with Pastors for Peace on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.

In a divided city, the dinner table can be a meeting place.
Randy C. Yale 7-01-1996

IT WAS WITH great interest that I read the reflections that were part of “In the Image of God.” As an actor I know there is too little that depicts the life of the

I MOSTLY AGREED with Jim Wallis about Waiting to Exhale (“Hearts & Minds,” May-June 1996).

Lynn Domina 5-01-1996

ELIZABETH MCALISTER'S March-April 1996 cover story, "Is Marriage Obsolete?" was thought-provoking and perhaps more challenging to the mainstream Christian community than she realizes...

Leonard Campbell 5-01-1996

I AGREE THAT "alternative" is not a good choice as part of the cover line ("Say It Ain't So," in "Letters," March-April).

Mark Pettigrew 5-01-1996

I AGREE WITH Andrea Ayvazian and Beverly Daniel Tatum when they call for meetings in which participants of all races are encouraged to express their ideas and feelings about racial issues in a safe atmosphere.