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The Editors 1-01-1998
Several people from Sojourners attended the October 1997 Promise Keepers' "Stand in the Gap" gathering here in Washington, D.C.
Patricia Rourke 1-01-1998

The book of the Persian poet covered in red amber
promises riches, gold that filters through the cracks...

Anna Citrino 1-01-1998

Tufa twists into the sky...

Today I received the November-December 1997 issue of Sojourners with the cover photo of Gordon and Mary Cosby...

Suzi Yu 1-01-1998

I APPRECIATE Kathy Killian Noe’s "The Story Told Through Our Lives"...

Mark Nelson 1-01-1998

Although I am not a movie critic, nor can I assume I understand what messages the director and writers wanted to impart in the movie Sling Blade, I believe that Harry Kiely missed the essential point.

Kurt Brummert 1-01-1998

AFTER READING "Life on the Streets" ("Commentary," by Joan Connell, November-December 1997), I was reminded of how much this whole dismantling of the safety net puzzles me.

Cardinal John O’Connor of New York announced that he is preparing to propose sainthood for Dorothy Day.

Larry Boudreau 1-01-1998

EDDIE SOTO’S LETTER ("Letters," November-December 1997), commenting on "Turning the World Upside Down" by Aaron Gallegos, surfaces an issue that is quite relevant to the discussion about the role of liberation theology in the practice of our faith today.

On October 27, longtime activist Philip Berrigan was sentenced to two years in jail for his role in a Plowshares peacemaking action in Maine.

Jeremy Ireland 1-01-1998

Jim Wallis’ interview of criminologist John DiIulio was commendable ("With Unconditional Love," September-October 1997).

Greg Rolland 1-01-1998

THANKS FOR providing consistently vital articles and commentary. With limited time for magazine reading, you are my one and only regular subscription.

Lou Torok 1-01-1998

Jim Wallis’ interview of criminologist John DiIulio was commendable ("With Unconditional Love," September-October 1997).

Murray MacAdam 1-01-1998
A chance for a new beginning.
Diane Nunnelee 1-01-1998

As a United Methodist minister serving with the Methodist Church of Southern Africa in two townships outside of Cape Town, you can well understand my interest and empathy with "Signs & Wonders".

How will your community participate in the second annual "Pentecost to Overcome Poverty"?
Polly Holmes 1-01-1998

YOUR ARTICLE "Can Justice Heal?" ("Groundswell," by Kimberly Burge, September-October 1997) is an excellent report of a model program that should be used all over the country.

Dee Aker 11-09-1997

AS YOU SAY in your explanation about Sojourners, "We refuse to separate personal faith from social justice...."

Jeanne Parsley 11-09-1997

I READ DUANE Shank's commentary in the September-October 1997 Sojourners and my feeling is that it is a balanced, fair presentation that raises honest issues...

IN SCOTT ROBINSON'S "Where Have all the Choirs Gone?", the author makes the same mistake that most people make when defending the conservation of all things old and traditional.