Tim Costello of World Vision Australia and I have been working behind the scenes to compose a prayer that could be used by individuals and groups leading up to the Copenhagen gathering on climate change Dec. 6. Click here to read…
The day one is detonated, it will be the only thing anyone will think about … which is why we need to apply the biblical vision of “turning swords into plowshares” to nuclear weapons. Here’s some important information on the…
What could be more joyful than rediscovering our God-given role as caretakers, stewards, and lovers of creation? What could be more sad and tragic than missing that dimension of life — linking the human parts of God’s creation with the…
I believe our nation works best with robust and civic dialogue and civil debate. For mature societal conversations to take place, at least two mature parties are required, and looking back over this summer, a second party is hard to…
Fans (and critics) of either man should read this speech — from the late Sen. Kennedy, delivered back in 1983 at the late Jerry Falwell’s (now) Liberty University. It addresses the role of faith in public life — as vital…
I am one of the conservative Christians you refer to in your letter. I did not and still do not support President Obama although I do know that there is reform needed in health care. It just does…
Although today I would not call myself a political or social conservative, I am grateful for my heritage as an evangelical Christian: My faith is rooted in a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ, I honor and seek…
I think President Obama was right to soften the tone of his statement the other day on the Gates arrest incident; “stupid” wasn’t a helpful word choice.
But the word, I think, accurately describes the reaction of a lot of white male…
This Seattle Times article on the current state of the Religious Right union matches my own sense of things in my travels across the country. I’ve heard conservative evangelicals say almost word for word what people quoted in this article say…
Jim Wallis has provided a helpful summary of the Pope’s encyclical Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth). The subtitle explains the subject more clearly — “on integral human development in charity and truth” — and the timing of its release (coinciding…
There is the Islam of the dictators and their religious allies, used to keep people in their place, used to justify their own power, used to shame and threaten those who question their authority. And there is the Islam of…
It’s daunting for me to even begin writing about Fathers’ Day … I’ve often said that fatherhood is probably the most meaningful experience in my life, and my debt to and love for my father goes beyond words so fast…
Jim Wallis is one of the most talented interviewees I’ve ever known. He knows how to get substance, not just spin, into a sound byte, and he has an amazing ability to think on his feet. His recent interview with…
Many in the Republican Party and some noteworthy Christian leaders have come together to call Judge Sotomayor a racist. This rhetoric compounds with other recent statements — support for torture, opposition to hate speech legislation (note: not opposition to hate…
Jonathan Merritt may be the most courageous Southern Baptist in America this week for his USA Today editorial on how evangelicals need to love gay people. Even if we might take a stand that differs from his in some ways, those of…
There is the Islam of the dictators and their religious allies, used to keep people in their place, used to justify their own power, used to shame and threaten those who question their authority. And there is the Islam of…
