Ron Sider's response to personal attacks was to reach out, to invite his critics to meet with him. Even when his critics were clearly acting in bad faith, his response would be to reach out to them in the hopes that he could convince them to act in good faith. That is something I have always admired about him. It is also one of the greatest sources of frustration for anyone who has ever worked with him. Read more
Are those job-seeker open threads worth reviving? Is the long-shot chance provided by one more venue for "networking" worth the deflating emotional cost of one more venue for disappointment? Read more
The "tea party" is often treated mainly as a political movement, but that view quickly becomes untenable, since it requires us to try to make sense out of the movement's political views and agenda. And from a strictly political perspective, that can't be done. The movement begins to make more sense if, instead, we view it as a massive multiplayer live-action role-playing game. Read more
"We support biblical families," Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy says of his fast-food corporation. So let's take a look at some of those biblical families. Today's entry: David & etc.. Read more
Shut that refrigerator, you think money grows on trees? ... Two gentlemen from Kentucky with two very different ideas about small farms. ... Dick Armey upsets whatsisname -- the guy with the red beard that always does that show ... the Hobbit houses of Chester County ... Tweet the Dirt Down. Read more
Psalm 146: "The Lord sets the prisoners free; the Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous. The Lord watches over the strangers; he upholds the orphan and the widow, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin." Read more
Two posts from two very different writers on two simple ways to make the world a better, happier, more humane place for us all. Read more
Joan Chittister on Job's story and the story of women; Sarah Moon on "the privilege of purity;" Dani Kelley on "The body I have;" and Meg Munoz on what the anti-trafficking movement needs to learn about its programs. Read more
At the top of the blog here, just under that graffiti-ish masthead-y thing, you'll find three new tabs labeled "The Bonfire," "Xn QUILTblogs" and "The Mosaic." These are the lists I began compiling late last year in an attempt to discover and to share the diversity of the Christian blogosphere. Read more
An Ohio public school superintendent is defending the ginormous reproduction of Sallman's Head of Christ that hangs in a Jackson City school building. He says the iconic portrayal of a white Gentile Jesus does not privilege or establish religion, but merely reflects "the culture of our community." Read more
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