Writing in the Dirt: The Choice Between Being Right and Being Like Jesus
BY: MORF MORFORD -- How many times have we seen a crowd of men, young and old, eager to judge – and condemn – a single woman...
Civil Disobedience and Discipleship to Jesus
BY: JOHN DEAR -- To this day, the illegally risen Jesus remains at large, out and about, forming his underground movement of nonviolence...
Religious Entitlement and the Protests in the Middle East
BY: CRAIG M. WATTS -- It is with sadness and distress that I view the violent protests that have...
Big Beasts and Little Prophets: Activists Cooling Down the War Machine With Holy Water
BY: SHANE CLAIBORNE -- I just arrived in Tennessee for a little sabbatical in the hills where I grew...
I Went to Gay Pride
OK, so I am drawn to what is controversial. I want to be there, to see for myself, to make my own judgments. If an event divides decent people into sides that condemn each other, I want to understand bo...
Friends Across Borders
Saturday evening, I ran alongside the river of people - The Birmingham News estimated 2, 500; I'd say more - that stretched 11 blocks through the streets of downtown Birmingham.
I'd hitched a ride with som...