Archive for May, 2008
Who are your Favorite Authors?
Who inspires you to keep going in these crazy times? I’d like readers to share names of persons who inspire, challenge and comfort you. Here are a few of mine: Walter Wink, Bill Moyers, Howard Zinn, Parker Palmer, Tony Campolo, Chalmers Johnson, Fr. John Dear, SJ; Jim Wallis, Tom Englehardt, Juan Cole, Joan Chittiser, LIsa [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Important Program on Veterans on Friday
I encourage everyone to watch Moyers’ Journal on your local PBS station on Friday evening. Even though I oppose the war, I support the young women and men who are caught up in it. They need all the support they can get.
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/index-flash.html
Links Added, Links Needed
I’m building a list of essential links for Anabaptist Global Citizens (AGCs)–you know Mennonites, we have to come up with new acronyms.
LInks that help all of us live out Jesus’ vision of ubuntu, ekklesia, etc. are most welcome. I’d love to put counters and other graphics on the sidebar but haven’t figured out how. If you [...]
Plan to Bomb Iran this summer? Keep the lamps trimmed and burning!
The newspaper The Asia Times is reporting that the US may be planning to bomb a specific target in Iran in August. They claim to have a very reliable source. You can read the article here: http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/05/27/9220/
Now, there have been other warnings. This one is more specific. At this point it hasn’t been confirmed. Nevertheless, [...]
Iraq War diary sample
May 23: 19 Iraqis killed today. Two US soldiers killed today. OIL up to $132.
May 23: Iran’s chief prosecutor said bombers who caused a deadly blast at a mosque in Shiraz had confessed of links to Israel and the United States,
May 23: The U.S. Senate approved an additional 165 billion dollars today to fund wars [...]
Purpose of this blog
I am new to blogging. I have many interests, and hope that this is a way to journal about the interconnections between such things as faith, politics, culture, astronomy, philately and photography. Our family watched Prince Caspian today. While it will take a while to sort through responses, the first thing that strikes my mind [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Hello world!
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