John on January 20th, 2009

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On this historic day, we all want to know if rhetoric will transcend the typed page and become reality through swift, insightful action.  Will the campaign promises come to pass?  Will the inspirational chants change into far-reaching legislation?  Will President Obama become the paradigm shifter as he has promised?
I don’t know.
Politicians [...]

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Dan on October 18th, 2008

How do we deal with poverty?
Everyone wants to end poverty.  It’s one of those bad things out there that everyone agrees is bad.  Same goes for famine, war, disease, pollution, teenage pregnancy, and many other societal problems.  If it was simple to end these things, it would have happened a long time ago.
The question for [...]

Continue reading about Saturday Thoughts on the Poor and Politics

So it’s finally official.  We’ll be having an Obama vs. McCain election this year.  I don’t know how you feel about the candidates.  I don’t know how you feel about many of the issues.  I’ve certainly got some strong beliefs that I’m happy to share with people on a personal level.
But that’s not exactly where [...]

Continue reading about Reading the News Through the Lens of Faith- Pt 5

Aaargh- so much going on in the world and so little space to post. So little time to talk and respond in the midst of also juggling the other parts or our lives.
Well, let’s take a few moments to talk. There is so much going on in the world, so many stories being hit up [...]

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