The online editorial staff comprises Betsy Shirley, Jenna Barnett, Josiah R. Daniels, Mitchell Atencio, Heather Brady, Kierra Bennning, and Zachary Lee.
Posts By This Author
Voice of the Day: Ben Okri
Prayer of the Day: Afghanistan (4 of 5)
Steve Jobs, 1955-2011
Steve Jobs, the visionary founder of Apple Inc., has died after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer.
In response to news of Mr. Jobs' passing, A Twitter user named Matt Galligan wrote: "R.I.P. Steve Jobs. You touched an ugly world of technology and made it beautiful."
An Oldie but a Goodie
This poster originally appeared in the inaugural issue of The Post-American magazine in the fall of 1971. The Post-American was the original name of Sojourners Magazine. The name was changed to Sojourners when the intentional community that founded the Sojourners organization relocated from Chicago to Washington, D.C., in 1975.Sojourners
The text of the poster is based on Jesus' own words in Matthew 25:37.
They are words and ideas that are as relevant and revolutionary today as they were when Jesus first uttered them more than 2,000 years ago.
The Revolution Will Be Live-Streamed
Live, streaming video from #OccupyWallStreet in New York City
Verse of the Day: The Ends of the Earth Shall See Salvation
Prayer of the Day: Afghanistan (3 of 5)
Voice of the Day: Clare of Assisi
In Case You Missed It: #OccupyWallStreet's Official Statement
From the official statement by #OccupyWallStreet: "As one people, united, we acknowledge the reality: that the future of the human race requires the cooperation of its members; that our system must protect our rights, and upon corruption of that system, it is up to the individuals to protect their own rights, and those of their neighbors; that a democratic government derives its just power from the people, but corporations do not seek consent to extract wealth from the people and the Earth; and that no true democracy is attainable when the process is determined by economic power."
Evangelicals: By The Numbers
What are "the evangelicals," you ask?
Certainly not a political or ideological monolith, as recent polling and survey numbers demonstrate.
Here is a compilation of some recent statistics related to evangelicals and their political, spiritual and ideological habits.
Lord, Have Mercy: Suicide Bomber Kills 75 in Somalia
A truck bomb has killed at least 70 people in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, including a crowd of young students applying for scholarships to study abroad.
WAR NO MORE
This Friday, October 7, 2011, marks 10 years since the United States invaded Afghanistan in the name of the "War on Terror." Sadly, this summer President Obama announced he'll continue our military presence in the country until 2014, and Congress has agreed to follow his lead.
Where do we go from here?
The F Word
What's more obscene? Thirty-thousand children dead in Somalia in three months? Or the world standing by and letting it happen?
Prayer of the Day: Afghanistan (2 of 5)
Verse of the Day: The Call of Jesus
Voice of the Day: Laguna Pueblo Prayer
WAR NO MORE
Where do we go from here?