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Voice of the Day: John Eldridge

by the Web Editors 08-01-2011
"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." - John Eldridge

Verse of the Day: The Parable of the Yeast

by the Web Editors 08-01-2011
"[Jesus] told them another parable: 'The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.'" - Matthew 13:33

Prayer of the Day: People of Afghanistan

by the Web Editors 07-29-2011
Holy Spirit, we pray for the people of Afghanistan. Renew their land, and comfort their afflictions. Amen.

Voice of the Day: Archbishop Oscar Romero

by the Web Editors 07-29-2011
"I'm going to speak to you simply as a pastor, as one who, together with his people, has been learning the beautiful but harsh truth that the Christian faith does not cut us off from the world but imm

Verse of the Day: Discipleship

by the Web Editors 07-29-2011
"Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not

The Conservative Radical: An Article by John Stott

by the Web Editors 07-28-2011

1100728-johnstott[Editors' note: Rev. John Stott, one of the world's most influential evangelical figures over the past half-century, died this Wednesday at age 90. Rev. Stott served as a contributing editor for Sojourners magazine, when we were known as The Post American, and wrote this article for the November/December, 1973 issue of the magazine. We will always remember Rev. Stott for his profound contributions to our community and the Church.]

It seems to be a characteristic of the Anglo-Saxon mind to enjoy inhabiting the "polar regions" of truth. If we could straddle both poles simultaneously, we would exhibit a healthy balance. Instead, we tend to "polarize". We push some of our brothers to one pole, while keeping the other as our own preserve.

What I am thinking of now is not so much questions of theology as questions of temperament, and in particular the tension between the "conservative" and the "radical."

Prayer of the Day: Rural Infrastructure

by the Web Editors 07-28-2011
God, we pray for governments and international organizations to make rural infrastructure a priority, so that millions more are not forced into city slums and can simply feed themselves. Amen.

Voice of the Day: Abraham Joshua Heschel

by the Web Editors 07-28-2011
"To speak about prayer is indeed presumptuous. There are no devices, no techniques; there is no specialized art of prayer. All of life must be a training to pray. We pray the way we live."

Verse of the Day: Proverb for the Poor

by the Web Editors 07-28-2011
"The poor are disliked even by their neighbours, but the rich have many friends." - Proverbs 14:20 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail

Voice of the Day: Henri J.M. Nouwen

by the Web Editors 07-27-2011
"In another's eyes I see my plea for forgiveness, and in a hardened frown I see my refusal.

Prayer of the Day: Advocates for Nonviolence

by the Web Editors 07-27-2011
Bless the neighborhoods of our inner cities, so often afflicted with violence.

Verse of the Day: God Protects the Defenseless

by the Web Editors 07-27-2011
"Sing praise to the Rider of the Clouds / whose Name is Yhwh! / Exult before God! / A parent to the orphan / and protector of the defenseless / is our God who dwells in holiness!"

Prayer of the Day: Spirit of Refreshment

by the Web Editors 07-26-2011
God, fill us with a desire to support those in our communities with the most need, even when doing so requires us to sacrifice.

Voice of the Day: Sojourner Truth

by the Web Editors 07-26-2011
"What we give the poor, we lend to the Lord." - Sojourner Truth + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail

Verse of the Day: Armor of God

by the Web Editors 07-26-2011
"Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Prayer of the Day: Blessings

by the Web Editors 07-25-2011
God, deliver us from the vengeance of our enemies. May we trust you for all our needs. Help us to be obedient to your teachings and to give thanks for our blessings. Amen.

Voice of the Day: Martin Luther King Jr.

by the Web Editors 07-25-2011
"We must learn to love together as [brothers and sisters] or perish together as fools." - Martin Luther King Jr. + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail

Verse of the Day: The Greatest Commandment

by the Web Editors 07-25-2011
"'Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?' [Jesus] said to him, '"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind." This is the g

Verse of the Day: On 'grinding the face of the poor'

by the Web Editors 07-22-2011
"What do you mean by crushing my people, by grinding the face of the poor? says the Lord God of hosts." - Isaiah 3:15 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail

Voice of the Day: Sarah Patton Boyle

by the Web Editors 07-22-2011
"When we lose love, we lose also our identification with the universe and with eternal values -- an identification which alone makes it possible for us to lay our lives on the altar for what we b