A refugee camp popped up last April on the sports field of Lennox Middle School, right next to Los Angeles International Airport.
Departments
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
Larry Boudreau 7-01-2006
David Cortright’s commentary “Denuking Iran” (April 2006) is right on the ball.
Robert Roth 7-01-2006
These five weeks of passages extol the depth, breadth, and living power of shalom—the biblical peace for humanity and all that lives.
Jean B. Nilson 7-01-2006
Congratulations to Sojourners! Again you are setting the agenda for believing and acting Christians.
Laurence Keith 7-01-2006
Thanks for “Found in Translation” (by Brian McLaren, March 2006). It was very thought-provoking, and the metaphors are creative and life-giving.
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 6-01-2006
According to a recent Pew Research Center Report, when it comes to stemming the flow of people risking the dangerous border crossing between Mexico and the United States, nearly half of Americans s
Celeste Kennel-Shank 6-01-2006
Connecting creativity and spirituality, the Reciprocity Foundation, a Brooklyn, New York-based gift and design organization, steers homeless youth toward careers in the design, media, and fashion i
Rose Marie Berger 6-01-2006
Protesters holding an American flag join thousands of people during an immigration rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., in April.
James Ferguson 6-01-2006
Catechumen is a computer game in the “first-person shooter” genre of Quake and Halo, but with a Christian flavor.
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.