Last night, I was privileged to lead hundreds of young Christians in a time of lament as part of the Poverty and Advocacy track at Urbana 2009. We came together to cry out to God on behalf of those suffering from injustice and oppression, and particularly, as part of the Human Wrong Initiative, on behalf …
Last week, I celebrated Christmas with Aaron, Amy and Elijah in Huntington, WV, home of Marshall University (“We Are Marshall”) and of Amy’s family. It was great spending a few days outside of DC, and with an awesome and wonderfully welcoming family. To boot, last week … I got to go on a tour of …
For those of you who are on Facebook, go check out a new video on Sojourners’ FB site: "Candy Cane-oling." This is what we get to do at Sojo: wear fun seasonal hats, walk around giving out sugary treats, and wishing people a merry Christmas!
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Eugene Cho blogs; warning: some disturbing images. News The first state dinner: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Google refuses to take down a racist image of Michelle Obama from its search results. I find it interesting that we (in the US) often defend freedom …
President Obama, currently on his Asia trip, says he’s “very close” to making a decision on Afghanistan. Jim Wallis, Sojourners, and other faith leaders drafted this letter, asking for something more creative than just sending more troops and burning more money–we’ve spent eight years and $128 billion in Afghanistan. Sign on if you agree.