vol. 10, num. 19 :: 2011.10.28 — 2011.11.10
November is coming and, while it’s not a big, big year in U.S. elections, it’s still voting season. And perhaps an off year for a big election is a better time to think critically about what good government looks like for the common good. Who’s getting it right?
A report from Occupy Chicago.
Interpreting Romans and 1 Peter through the lens of Jesus Christ’s self-giving love.
Asking hard questions and embracing complex answers in community.
Pondering government and inequality in Detroit.
Seeking an alternative to ideology.
Acknowledging the fairy tale running under and through our daily lives.
Lessons in leading from Nehemiah and the city council.
On why Christians should be disturbed by the current war in Iraq and what we should all be doing about it, regardless of our opinion.
A sermon on one of the most commonly misused passages in canonized Scripture.
Reflections from a morning bike ride on the good things about chipping in.
Jonathan Chaplin challenges postmoderns with another way.
Even in a country you know by heart
its hard to go the same way twice
the life of the going changes.
The chances change and make a new way.
Any tree or stone or bird
can be the bud of a new direction. The
natural correction is to make intent
of accident. To get back before dark
is the art of going.
Wendell Berry
“Traveling at Home” from Traveling at Home
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