A Nonviolent Response to Joseph Kony
Armed with the power of social media, some young North American activists set out this week to take on one of the most violent rebels in the Grea...
I Apologize for Inaccurate Statistics on US Gov't War Spending
I APOLOGIZE FOR INACCURATELY QUOTING HOW MUCH THE US GOVERNMENT SPENDS ON WAR. For several years, I have been using a statistic that is grossly under...
What Would MLK Do? Christians and Climate Change
Early in the civil rights movement, Bayard Rustin said to King, "I have a feeling that the Lord had laid his hand upon you. And that is a dangerous,...
Two Years Later: A Prayer for Haiti
Loving God,
We come to you, first, in silence. We mourn those who died two years ago in the earthquake. And we mourn with those who continue to mo...
Whose Death Does God Cheer?
BY: JIMMY SPENCER JR. -- I'm not a pacifist—but I do not celebrate the death of another human. Even Osama bin Laden...
Jesus in Japan (Libya & Bahrain): “I was hungry, thirsty…” and you fought about Rob Bell on Twitter?
I’m not one of these people who thinks doctrine isn’t important. I think it’s incredibly important. I think part of the huge popularity of the New Ref...
Radiation Leaks, Creation Care, and Much Prayer
The latest reports say that over 140, 000 people are devastatingly positioned in Japan to be affected by potential radiation leaks from the nearby Nuc...
Brian McLaren: What's Wrong With Our Message?
"It's been fashionable for some time to admit problems in our methodology, but our message was unquestionable. I think the Pope is right: there comes...