God's Politics Blog » Eugene Cho http://blog.sojo.net A Blog by Jim Wallis and Friends Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:53:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Inspired by Haitians Rebuilding Haiti http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/15/inspired-by-haitians-rebuilding-haiti/ http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/15/inspired-by-haitians-rebuilding-haiti/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:15:50 +0000 Eugene Cho http://blog.sojo.net/?p=16812 100315-haitiFirst of all, I have several pictures below I’d love to share with you from my recent trip to Haiti. It’s surreal to me that a week ago, I was in Haiti — hosted by the good folks at World…

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“I’m begging you, your right to religion and freedom to exercise religion and read all of the passages of the…

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Lent is the 40-day period between Ash Wednesday and Holy Saturday. It marks a time of humility, repentance, and soul searching as one draws closer to the Passion of Christ.

I appreciate…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2010/02/19/dont-give-anything-up-for-lent-give-yourself/feed/ 14 ‘I don’t live for the Jesus who eats red meat, drinks beer, and beats on other men.’ http://blog.sojo.net/2010/02/03/i-don%e2%80%99t-live-for-the-jesus-who-eats-red-meat-drinks-beer-and-beats-on-other-men/ http://blog.sojo.net/2010/02/03/i-don%e2%80%99t-live-for-the-jesus-who-eats-red-meat-drinks-beer-and-beats-on-other-men/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:00:05 +0000 Eugene Cho http://blog.sojo.net/?p=15584 100203-mixed-martial-artsSeveral weeks ago, I had an extensive phone interview with a reporter from The New York Times about the growing popularity of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in the wide and nebulous net of “evangelical churches.” The reporter had come across…

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This is a fascinating graph and analysis of “giving” from Mint. If you haven’t seen it, take a few moments to study. Would love to read your thoughts and observations.

Americans lead the world in charitable contributions, giving $300 billion a…

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I’ve…

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I showed one of them recently before a sermon and the second was a bit too risque to show with some younger folks in our midst. My sermon was part of a…

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I’m sharing this…

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It is the way that “we” view, treat, and oppress women.

As a young Korean man, I was influenced through the…

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Some of you may have already been aware of the controversy over the marketing behind a book called Deadly Vipers. The full title…

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