Daily Archives: June 24, 2008

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the MDGs

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is now officially in full support of the Millennium Development Goals set forth by the United Nations.* A few months ago I wrote about my ambivalence concerning this new emphasis. The Millennium Development Goals and Christian … Continue reading

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"The Dispossessed" and the reality of pain

Whenever I am asked to compose a short list of the most important books I have read I always include The Dispossessed by Ursula LeGuin. I enjoy almost everything by this feminist atheist science-fiction writer but The Dispossessed moves me … Continue reading

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