Thanks for “Found in Translation” (by Brian McLaren, March 2006). It was very thought-provoking, and the metaphors are creative and life-giving.
Departments
Tom Himelick 7-01-2006
Thank you for your articles on welcoming the stranger (“A House for All Peoples?” by Ched Myers, and “Looking for Welcome,” by Helene Slessarev-Jamir, April 2006).
The Editors 7-01-2006
As with most of our articles, the words in this issue developed out of relationships - connections that are decades-long as well as some more recently established.
Emily McGowin 7-01-2006
When I received the May issue on “food and how we get it,” I confess I was skeptical as to its value.
Amanda Rogers 7-01-2006
Your letter through the slot
slid to the floor and lay quite still
all day, until returning home from work
I seized and tore it open.
James Ferguson 7-01-2006
The federal minimum wage was last raised in 1997 to its current level of $5.15 an hour. There are now 20 states that have raised the minimum wage above the federal level.
Rose Marie Berger 7-01-2006
In an arid valley of northwestern Afghanistan, diets used to consist of little more than tea and bread, and women remained in the home.
James Ferguson 7-01-2006
The Merritt Ministry asked a simple question: “How do you create a hot air balloon that is both authentic and reverent in its mission of [representing] Jesus, the Son of God
Rose Marie Berger 7-01-2006
The city council of Maywood, California, declared the town a refuge for undocumented residents in January.
Rose Marie Berger 7-01-2006
Amid increased violence in Sri Lanka, Nonviolent Peaceforce members are providing unarmed accompaniment to those delivering aid, as well as applying nonviolent strategies to prote
James Ferguson 7-01-2006
A refugee camp popped up last April on the sports field of Lennox Middle School, right next to Los Angeles International Airport.
Rose Marie Berger 7-01-2006
• Olive Branch. In April, 120 former Israel Defense Force soldiers and Palestinian militants publicly launched “Combatants for Peace,” a partnership of former enem
Celeste Kennel-Shank 6-01-2006
Complete with play money, appliance cards, and transportation passes, the Community Action Poverty Simulation is much like a role play or board game.
Steve Thorngate 6-01-2006
Hagar Soya, a soy milk company in Cambodia run by Christian development agency Hagar, recently started offering two fortified soya milk drinks for retail purchase.
Don Johnson 6-01-2006
[Regarding “Abortion: A Way Forward,” by Amy Sullivan, April 2006], I wish there was a “middle ground” to be found on all issues.
Michael Melendez 6-01-2006
The April 2006 issue was well-written, especially the articles on abortion and immigration. Janet Parker’s article, “Can These Bones Live?” especially moved me.
Newton Miner 6-01-2006
If ever you have wakened in the night—
the steep blue night, and waited for the tears—
then I must tell you—
Jim Forest 6-01-2006
I wonder if there are not many Sojourners readers who were dismayed with Brian McLaren’s essay in the March 2006 issue (“Found in Translation”)?
Rose Marie Berger 6-01-2006
World Peace. A new Internet service provider, Peacenik.co.uk, will raise money for peacemakers working in conflict zones around the world.