The City on a Hill: Jerusalem Divided
The present violence in Israel/Palestine is the predictable result of Israel’s ongoing occupation of the Palestinian territories, significant military advantage, and its willingness to tolerate...
View ArticleSpeak Love, Not War
Recently, a friend shared the following The Gospel Coalition post on my Instagram feed: “Christ says, ‘Give me all. I don’t want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work:...
View ArticleWith Red and Blue Fingerprints on Afghanistan Horror, a Call to Grieve
What’s happening in Afghanistan is grief-inducing and will haunt us for a generation, both the images coming out of there as well as the foreign policy decisions that brought us to this moment. We...
View ArticleFor Afghanistan, Hospitality is the Least We Should Do
If you are watching the gut-wrenching pictures of Afghans fleeing the impending rule of the Taliban and asking hard questions of your government I have a question for you – where were you 20 years ago?...
View ArticleThe Amnesia of ‘Never Forget’
That morning, I’d just finished a run along the Potomac past the Pentagon. I was in Army ROTC freshman year at Georgetown University. September 11th, 2021, clearly marks a significant anniversary...
View ArticleThe Mark of Cain: On Who Deserves to Live
Like many of us perhaps, I frequently encounter a steady stream of conspiracy theories about those among us who “don’t deserve to live.” The categories listed seem to expand every time I see it:...
View ArticleA Tribute to Steve Schapiro
Last month, we lost a giant in the movement for a better world – Steve Schapiro. Some of you may not know him because he was usually behind a camera, capturing some of the iconic images of social...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to His Holiness Kirill from US Christian Leaders
One hundred prominent Christian leaders in the United States have written an open letter to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, asking him to speak out against his country’s invasion of Ukraine. The...
View ArticleFrom Ferguson To Kiev: Dr. Bernice King to Join National Faith Leaders to...
Returning to the site and sound of MLK’s legendary ‘Beyond Vietnam’ speech to examine the enduring evils of racism, materialism, and militarism 55 years later NEW YORK – LIVE FREE USA joins The Quincy...
View ArticleAmerica is exceptional — in its addiction to violence and war
“I knew that I could never again raise my voice against the violence of the oppressed in the ghettos without having first spoken clearly to the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today.” Those...
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