"a clarion call to faithfully, wisely, and courageously embody God's justice within the socioeconomic and political realities of life. A necessary and supremely helpful book!" -Danny Carroll-

@tpdanowski I hear you, Torren. Here, however, I think the answers just aren't quite that complicated. We're talking about dollars already pledged that help keep some of the poorest people on earth alive. Whatever audits and changes are needed could be made w/o this kind of malpractice

Feeling short on hope today, disciples of the Lord? Bask a bit in this promise from Hosea 2, then.

Check out this phenomenal conversation b/w my friends @Dru_Johnson and @brentastrawn a/b reading the Bible intertextually! And Dru/Brent, when can we expect part 2 on how the concept of canon and a belief in a divine co-author affect intertextuality?!

please plead with our leaders to find a way to address these issues in ways that don't cost some of the poorest people-including some of the poorest children-their lives.

@johnlu0x @d_warn But as the Atlantic article suggested, it's hard to get at that kind of nuance when there's so much straight up BAD info out there (w/in the last few years, for instance, I've received warnings from "think tanks" a/b catastrophic damage min wage hikes do)

generous, unexpected loving kindness of a God just enough to hate what harms his world and gracious enough to do what needs to be done to rescue and redeem we who have been busily involved with that harm.

This, at least, seems to be a seriously good bit of political news!

RT @TheAlanNoble: This is evil.

In the midst of a passage filled w/devastating judgment, Hosea 1:7 offers an outrageous hope: "I will save them BY THE LORD their God... not by bow or by sword or by war or by horses or by horsemen."

and how other democracies (including New Zealand's!) have addressed this in ways that allow legislative bodies to reflect a broader range of parties/perspectives.

I am SURE that with an operation this large there are problems, and places where we can do better/need greater accountability. But this is not that.

RT @CalltoActivism: BREAKING NEWS: Republican Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas has split with his party to admonish the reckless and illegal…