From yesterday’s Verse & Voice, courtesy of Sojourners: While women weep, as they do now, I’ll fight; while children go hungry, as they do now, I’ll fight; while men go to prison, in and out, in and out, as they do, I’ll fight; while there is one drunkard left, while there is a poor girl …
Got back to DC last Thursday. Leave for Illinois next Tuesday. That’s the news for now, folks. Though there may/will be news coming … P.S. In non-me-related news, the Senate Republicans united to defeat a cloture motion that would allow the Defense Authorization bill, including the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal and the DREAM Act; …
Well … I’m back. Back in London, and back to blogging. It’s been awhile since I’ve had the time, energy and desire to blog: life has been exhausting—good, but exhausting. And so reenergizing (of the sort that required less mental work) took precedence. Looking back, I don’t think it was the optimal way of doing …
Well, today was my last day at Sojourners. It’s been an awesome year, full of life, laughter and many, many lessons. I’ll share more thoughts on that (and get back to blogging more regularly) once I have some downtime. Thanks for your prayers and support this year, friends.
In light of the oil spill and the resultant devastation, we at Sojourners felt led to examine ourselves, our lifestyles and our habits. I helped to write the following pledge, originally posted on God’s Politics: We are witnessing a massive despoiling of God’s creation that will impact ecosystems for generations. Our response must think that …