Though it may seem oxymoronic to talk about politicians with integrity, we can work for change inspired by one man's example.
Wouldn't we all love to live in the country of our dreams?
The NCC presents ten biblical statements for consideration in the voting process.
How food and identity are intertwined in Cristina Garcia?s Dreaming in Cuban.
Marilynne Robinson frees John Calvin from historical captivity in The Death of Adam.
What do God's words of comfort to the Israelites in exile have to say to us today?
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 review of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth.
Approaching lead poisoning as an issue of environmental justice.
Is NIN’s Year Zero the beginning of the beginning?
How did contemporary evangelicalism catch such a dreadful disease?
An interview with Brenda Truelson Fox, director of the film Conviction.
Jim Wallis spreads the good news and the Conchords mock-rock NYC.
A lesson from Gamaliel about human movements and God’s movement.
A tradition of the Indiana Republican party illuminates the gift of participation.
Reflecting on political divisiveness after a rally for Barack Obama.
Looking at where the U.S. has been can help guide where the country is going.
Overcoming political fundamentalism with a little openness.
Reflection on a change in thinking that has had relational consequences.
A letter to future offspring in the wake of a U.S. election.
Two historically-rooted fictions-a film about arms dealing and a novel about a Sudanese refugee-explore the lives of outsiders.
A response to current debates about justifiable tactics for U.S. national security.
How to show hospitality in a virtual room of diverse people.
Considering hope and fear twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
A review of The BQE, a film by Sufjan Stevens.
Ten world music albums that inspire wonder at the range of human creativity.
Who, exactly, is "the man"...and what can we do about him?
A catapult reader responds to the issue on nuclear weapons.
On (not) coming to terms with the burden of citizenship.
On giving politicians permission to tell the truth.