Reinvigorating the Discourse on Just War and Pacifism

Before I went to Iraq with my friend and fellow God’s Politics contributor Shane Claiborne , I was trying to figure out how to take the lessons I would learn there back home.  I felt certain (and now know) that the experience…

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Reinvigorating the Discourse on Just War and Pacifism

 Israeli Peacemakers’ Challenge to Americans

We have spoken with many Palestinians in the West Bank and in East Jerusalem so far in our pilgrimage, both Christian and Muslim. Their voices are seldom heard in our corporate media, so it has made sense to meet, listen…

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Israeli Peacemakers’ Challenge to Americans

 50 Years Later: From a Sit-in to a Civil Rights Museum

On Feb. 1, 1960, four African-American students sat down at the “whites-only” lunch counter at the F.W. Woolworth store in Greensboro, North Carolina

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 The latest news on Health Care, Immigration, Afghanistan, Israel-Gaza, US-Russia Arms Talks, Iran, and Select Op-Eds.

Budget. Obama will propose a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2011 that projects the deficit will shoot up to $1.6 trillion this year, but would push the deficit down to about $700 billion, or 4% of the gross domestic product, by 2013. Haiti.

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 OT Lesson 6 Study Notes: Moses 8:19-30; Genesis 6:5-22; 7:11-24; 8:1-22; 9:8-17; 11:1-9

Moses 8 Verse 9: The Hebrew of Genesis 5:29 shows us that Noah’s name means “rest.” How does his father, Lamech, explain the name? Is Noah’s name significant to the story of the flood? Verses 19-21: Why don’t the people listen to Noah?

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OT Lesson 6 Study Notes: Moses 8:19-30; Genesis 6:5-22; 7:11-24; 8:1-22; 9:8-17; 11:1-9

 OT Lesson 5 Study Notes: Moses 5-7

As always, remember that these are questions for studying the reading assigned more than for planning the lesson itself. Even then, you are certainly going to find more questions here than you can deal with in one study session, though not, perhaps, more than you can deal with in a week. However, that said, the lesson itself has turned out to be more than I could deal with in a week

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 Can I Get A Witness (for Immigration Reform)?

Some in Washington would have us believe that immigration reform is politically untenable and economically illogical. However, God is on the move among Christians who care about the immigrants in their midst.

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 Space (How It Looks)

Previous | Green Hill Communities | Next Could we make zion building into a hobby? Like scrapbooking, except that it requires a little more money. And instead of gathering memories in a binder, you would gather loved ones in a community

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Space (How It Looks)

 Church + Music = Fun

Music is a wonderfully enriching part of church life, both in worship services themselves and in church culture generally. It’s a blessing in many, many ways—including ways that are light-hearted and fun

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Church + Music = Fun

 Live from New York: It’s the New Conversation

Last night at the historic Riverside Church, Jim Wallis, hosted by NY Faith & Justice, discussed his new book Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street — A Moral Compass for the New Economy . The night opened…

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 Oldest Known Hebrew Script, Recently Deciphered, Links Worship and Justice

I’ve long been interested in archaeology, particularly biblical archaeology .  So it caught my eye when the Jerusalem Post reported this morning that the oldest known example of written Hebrew was discovered about eighteen months ago and recently deciphered.  Written on a piece…

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 Book Tour Diary: Riverside Church and Rock and Roll

Last night, at the historic Riverside Church, New York Faith & Justice hosted a lively conversation about morality and economic recovery with leaders representing finance, labor, social justice, and ethics. It was exciting to see so many young faces in…

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 Church Land Buy

The Church has reportedly just purchased a couple large plots of land in downtown Salt Lake, including “a 10-acre block directly north of the Little America Hotel and another 2- to 3-acre parcel directly north of the Grand America Hotel. The parcels are across from each other on either side of Salt Lake City’s Main Street.” It currently seems to be just two large parking lots.  The official word is that it’s a long-term investment and the Church has no immediate plans for development. Any idle speculation as to what the Church might use the land for

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 Book Tour Diary: On Point Callers’ Stories of Banks’ Bad Behavior

The best interview on Wednesday was with “On Point,” an interesting NPR show that goes out to 160 radio stations. Tom Ashbrook is the host; he wondered what morality, values, and especially religion have to do with the current economic…

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 TIAA-Cref Divests from Sudan Oil Interests

While the situation in Sudan remains dire (and could worsen as the country faces volatile elections this spring), Christians can celebrate a recent story of hope: the first major U.S. mutual fund holder has divested holdings in companies who buy oil…

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TIAA-Cref Divests from Sudan Oil Interests

 Book Tour Diary: NYC and the Ron Reagan Show

Tuesday, we traveled to New York City, where authors normally spend more time than in Detroit. Of course, there were more interviews and book conversations on the phone, which will be a staple of my life for the next several…

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Book Tour Diary: NYC and the Ron Reagan Show

 Wash me and I will be whiter than snow

Snow is just beginning to fall – again. Yesterday’s snow covered the ground and now, weather.com is calling for several inches more. I am watching snow fall out my office window.

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Wash me and I will be whiter than snow

 Diary of a Book Tour

Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street — A Moral Compass for the New Economy Because I wrote this book to help spark a national conversation on the “values crisis” underneath our economic crisis, and to suggest that…

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 Good Thoughts on Teaching Sunday School

My second-favorite group blog recently posted a series on what’s wrong with Sunday School, showing once again that we bloggers are, if nothing else, talented complainers. So let’s talk teaching and collect a few simple suggestions for improvement

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 The Power of Questions

Jim Wallis is right in his new book, Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street—A Moral Compass for the New Economy : the right question during this recession isn’t “When will it end?” but rather “What will we…

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The Power of Questions