Find Your Own Calcutta
She was small in stature but she stood head and shoulders above the rest of us. Her life and her message affected the way we view the poor and highly impacted the ways in which we live our lives. She called u...
Is Diversity Becoming Destructive?
I am committed to diversity. I believe that we all benefit when we interact with people of other cultures, other races, other sexual orientations, and other religions. There is much that we can learn from pe...
Baby Smiles and Life Truisms
They say a smile is a baby’s first “human response.” It’s smiling that makes the child more than an animal. Despite what some animal lovers might say, animals don’t smile. This is a call that in the name of...
Reconnecting Spiritual Practice, Evangelism, and Justice
Many Christians are questioning whether evangelicals care enough about trying to change the political and economic institutions of our society so that they will provide equal justice for all of its citizens; ...
All in the Family
I very much appreciated all the good things that Lucy Bryan Green had to say about “The Family” in the June edition of Sojourners. “The Family” is the name that Jeff Sharlet gives to “The Fellowship, ” a loose...
Loving Muslims in a Fear-Filled World
More and more we are going to have to deal with Muslims and it becomes increasingly difficult to know just what to do and what to think, given the ongoing war on terrorism. On the one hand, we must know that...
A Possible Compromise on the Gay Marriage Controversy
President Bush once said that marriage is a sacred institution and should be reserved for the union of one man and one woman. If this is the case -- and most Americans would agree with him on this -- then I hav...
Beer at Church?
I found a church in England, not far outside of London, in a very densely urban community, a congregation that took up every seat in the sanctuary. What’s more, they had to have multiple services in order...
Betrayal on Capitol Hill
As Congress struggles to create a budget, I have a need to cite an instance where both the Democrats and the Republicans betray their constituents.
The Democrats have claimed to be the party that stands up fo...
Actualizing the Kingdom on Earth
The church today is enthralled in a movement that believes in a commitment to create a just and loving society in which we can fully actualize the Kingdom of God before the Second Coming of Christ. The Kingdom...