February 2011 – Page 2 – Red Letter Christians

Adopted Girl Found Dead in Truck, I May Be at Fault

February 18, 2011

As an adopted person and adoptive mother, I pay attention when adoption hits the news. Early this week authorities in West Palm Beach Florida found Jorge Barahona and his adopted son unconscious in Barahona’s...

The Egyptian Revolution and Theological Reformation

Brian McLaren

February 17, 2011

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It's risky to make historical comparisons. If we say, "This event is exactly the same as that event, " our comparison blinds us to the uniqueness of a historical moment. But if we say, "This event is in some ...

When Goodness and Evil Grow Together

Tony Campolo

February 16, 2011

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Those who would discourage us in our attempts to work for social justice and end poverty and oppression claim that “the world is getting worse and worse every day, and one of these days very soon the world is ...

Bombs, Cookies And The Cross

Shane Claiborne

February 15, 2011

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There's some interesting talk stirring about how it may be necessary to cut defense expenditures to decrease the deficit. Even though the $533 billion budget is the elephant in the room and the $200, 000 spent ...

Chocolate Lovers: Help Stop the Bloodshed in the Ivory Coast

Tony Campolo

February 14, 2011

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Could Valentine's Day chocolates seriously be contributing to the Ivory Coast's potentiality of entering a Civil War? Many activist organizations believe so. Most recently I was reading my friend Ron Sider's eP...

Daydreamers

Michael Kimpan

February 13, 2011

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All men dream but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds awake to find that it was vanity; But the dreamers of day are dangerous men, that they may act their dreams with o...

Leaving Auschwitz with Love

Tony Campolo

February 12, 2011

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“Where there is hatred, let me sow love” This line from the famous prayer by St. Francis has permeated my thoughts for years. Upon it rest many decisions I have made throughout my life. Whether these decision...

Faith Ignites Struggle for Justice, Now as in Past

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

February 11, 2011

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In public schools and community centers across the United States, Black History Month means that the busts of presidents on January’s bulletin boards have been replaced by images of Frederick Douglass and Ha...

Q Ideas: A Hidden Mural, A Reminder of God's Resources

Margaret Feinberg

February 10, 2011

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Do-It-Yourself (DIY) is a trend that doesn’t seem to fading in the United States or overseas thanks to the economy, but one couple from across the pond is upping the ante. While working on a DIY remodel of the...

Embracing the 'Feminine Side' of God

Tony Campolo

February 9, 2011

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There is a feminine side of God. I always knew this. Even before the feminist movement demanded that I use inclusive language to publicly declare this truth, I saw this side of God in the Jesus who approached ...