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Sounding nice and getting tough
Tuesday's speech was the most fired up and the readiest to go that we've seen Obama in a good long while.
Naked Spirituality, by Brian D. McLaren
The architecture of Naked Spirituality is a bit complicated. But if you can bear with it, you'll find that Brian McLaren offers countless insights.
Disobedience for racial justice
William Barber has a way of getting people arrested. Since he took
charge of the NAACP in North Carolina, he's been inspiring
followers—black and white—to engage in acts of civil disobedience.
Defending diversity: North Carolina churches fight for integrated schools
Years before Brown v. Board, the North Carolina Council
of Churches fought for integrated schools. Almost 75 years later, the council mobilized again for the same cause.
Blame the messenger
It has not happened all that often, but on occasions someone has been upset enough with a sermon I've preached to call me up and complain.
A proper patriot
We owe our homeland patriotism, but not just any kind of patriotism—because just as we don't choose our parents, neither do we choose our country of origin.