I once met a woman who—
in a frenzy of wild praise
and to fight the devil—ate glass.
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Rose Marie Berger 5-01-2002
Kari Jo Verhulst 3-01-2002
Years ago when my mother was quite ill, a friend copied a poem and surreptitiously slipped it into my Bible.
Ben MacConnell 3-01-2002
Back in college, when you were asked to declare your major, "faith-based community organizing" with a minor in "direct action" probably was not an option.
Michael Hollingshead 3-01-2002
YEARS AGO I might have resonated with Danny Duncan Collum's insights about John Lennon's "Imagine" but long before 9-11 I found myself somewhat at odds with its message.
Lloyd G. James 3-01-2002
JIM WALLIS' ARTICLE in the January-February 2002 issue was helpful in summarizing efforts of theologians of nonviolence to wrestle with the question of how to resist terrorism.
Rose Marie Berger, Jodi Hochstedler 3-01-2002
The Catholic Worker Cooperative Bakery in Guadalupe, California, offers fresh, handmade communion bread and hosts, with 100 percent organic whole-wheat flour.
Rose Marie Berger, Jodi Hochstedler 3-01-2002
In Chiapas, Mexico, farmers are getting 25 cents per pound for their coffee crop. Starbucks' specialty grind is sold for $14.95 per pound.
Rose Marie Berger, Jodi Hochstedler 3-01-2002
Is religion important to you? Whether you kick back a six-pack, light up a cigarette, or smoke a joint may be an indicator.
Rose Marie Berger, Jodi Hochstedler 3-01-2002
Ten U.S. soldiers from Fort Huachuca, Arizona, have been charged in a $3 million drug-running scheme...
Rose Marie Berger, Jodi Hochstedler 3-01-2002
Archie McPhee's new "Jesus Action Figure" bends the question "What would Jesus do?" in some very weird ways.
Rose Marie Berger, Jodi Hochstedler 3-01-2002
The election last year of President Vicente Fox and Chiapas Gov. Pablo Salazar brought hope to Mexico's indigenous population...
Rose Marie Berger, Jodi Hochstedler 3-01-2002
Canadian evangelicals took on Ottawa's far-reaching anti-terrorism bill last winter and won some changes.
Rose Marie Berger, Jodi Hochstedler 3-01-2002
Where's Mel? Lethal Weapon movie star and death penalty abolitionist Danny Glover, below, addressed students at Princeton University last fall.
Rose Marie Berger, Jodi Hochstedler 3-01-2002
Children in Putumayo, Colombia, painted this "before and after" mural of what U.S.-sponsored aerial fumigation has done to their homeland.
Jeremy Milgrom 3-01-2002
Thanks, Ryan, for keeping Jésus' memory alive ("The Aroma of Christ") and helping him to continue to serve a higher purpose than he might have been aware of.