Sojourners

"The fact that our congregations contain diverse viewpoints doesn’t mean that we should shy away from using the gospel to critique political power." sojo.net/articles/opi...

Empire is a spiritual condition in which anti-Blackness, cisheteropatriarchy, settler colonialism, and capitalism are all present, writes Yanan (Abdul) Rahim Melo. sojo.net/articles/opi...

"Make us mindful: love is action, not a feeling that uplifts." sojo.net/articles/hym...

"Equally tragic is that the most vulnerable members of society have fallen, and continue to fall, victim to eugenic sterilization." sojo.net/magazine/apr...

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God's people are led forward by promises. It is promises, with all their daring and risk, that empower the hearts of people. - Richard Rohr sojo.net/daily-wisdom...

Danté Stewart and Andrew Wilkes argue that the Black freedom struggle is far from over and call for continued action against systemic racism. sojo.net/articles/opi...

What happens when faith becomes a tool for exclusion instead of a reason to stand together? sojo.net/articles/opi...

"Perhaps we need to take a different approach in our relationship to one another and our creature-relatives all over the earth." sojo.net/articles/opi...

"Imagining God to be Black will not magically solve the injustices of racial capitalism, but it does allow us to expand our understanding of how God relates to oppressed people." sojo.net/articles/opi...

"It's about being relevant in one's community — visibly living out Christ's presence in your neighborhood." sojo.net/articles/10-...

"Many contemporary Christian culture wars have revolved around the idea of being ‘biblical’ rather than being radically loving." sojo.net/articles/opi...

"When Christians with close ties to senators and the Republican Party assert that U.S. laws should have a Christian bias, this is ominous for Muslims, Jews, and anyone who does not practice the narrow version of Christianity that is increasingly influencing our politics." sojo.net/articles/opi...

Quotes from Deborah Meister, Rosalie G. Riegle and Tim Keller. Want to stay spiritually rooted in the fight for justice? Sign up for Verse and Voice, our free newsletter featuring a daily Bible reading, quote, and prayer. Visit sojo.net/daily-wisdom.

Were it not for the subculture that evangelicals built so assiduously in the middle decades of the 20th century, the organized entry of evangelicals into the realm of politics would likely have foundered. sojo.net/articles/opi...

How congregations have used Chapter 11 reorganization to survive predatory lending. sojo.net/magazine/nov...

“Fixing injustice requires long-term systemic change.” sojo.net/articles/opi...

Articles, opinion pieces, and cultural commentary through a faith and social justice perspective: sojo.net/subscription...

I invite you to read my latest piece for @sojo.net entitled “I Vote Because I’m A Christian.” You can find it by visiting sojo.net/articles/opi...

I am excited and grateful that three new members are joining the @sojo.net Board of Directors. Each of them is an exceptional leader with a passionate commitment to making the connection between Jesus and justice. sojo.net/about-us/new...

“Let us now be the church that faithfully obeys Jesus’ radical law of love and prepare to act in civil disobedience to protect and care for our neighbors.” sojo.net/articles/opi...

"Following Jesus has profound social, political, and economic implications; it requires enlistment in God’s kingdom-building project of advancing communal righteousness, justice, and love." sojo.net/articles/opi...

“We are commanded to love God, our neighbor, and the stranger.” sojo.net/articles/opi...

“Together, we can overwhelm the world with little bits of good.” sojo.net/articles/3-w...

To be led by the spirit of a loving God means that when we see fear and pain and need around us, we head toward it and enter into it freely, risking ourselves to bring hope and healing into the world. sojo.net/articles/lov...

A paradigm-shifting lectionary embraces the Bible's liberating power. sojo.net/magazine/jan...

Recognizing and acting on climate change improves the health of every person in the world and diminishes threats to future generations. sojo.net/articles/opi...

DEI is just one way we can repent of and repair the effects of the systemic sin of racism. sojo.net/magazine/jul...

"You mustn’t wish for another life. You mustn’t want to be somebody else." sojo.net/articles/opi...

Recognizing that there are more than two perspectives opens us up to common sacred ground. sojo.net/magazine/aug...

“In the Bible, there is a link between idolatry and terrible violence and barbarism against human beings.” sojo.net/articles/int...

"We must counteract the spiritual lie that might is right with spiritual truth: These ICE tactics are an egregious assault on human dignity—not to mention, our constitutional rights." sojo.net/articles/opi...

Four days after the 2020 presidential election, Sojourners’ then-editor Jim Rice called biblical scholar Walter Brueggemann for his insights on that deeply polarized time, insights that are perhaps more relevant than ever. sojo.net/magazine/sep...

"Core to Christianity is this notion of hospitality and trying hard to hear your neighbor, hear what they’re trying to say, and even giving voice to what they’re trying to say.” sojo.net/articles/int...

“Holy Spirit, wind and flame, / send us out in Jesus’ name. / May we shout and say, ‘Enough!’ / May we build a world of love” sojo.net/articles/hym...

"The spirit of war is at the extremely opposite point to the spirit of the gospel.” sojo.net/articles/opi...

"Our vote helps us to advance the common good in society. We’re taught in Romans 13 about the proper role of government, which Paul explains is to restrain evil and promote the common good." sojo.net/articles/opi...

One act of faith led to an arrest outside of an ICE facility, but the fight to shut it down is far from over. sojo.net/articles/opi...

What does the cross have to do with our bodies, and how can it change the way we see ourselves and others? sojo.net/articles/opi...

"Jesus wasn’t just preaching a universal salvation message for the world, but he was also addressing specific political, social, and racial issues. He was helping those who were being abused, violated, and oppressed." sojo.net/articles/soc...

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Gratitude gives birth to justice. We praise God’s faithfulness and thank God for the gift of life. A grateful heart holds no resentment, anger or fear of being cast aside. When we can let go of selfishness, God’s justice will reign. -Deborah Meister sojo.net/daily-wisdom...

"The sheer abundance of creation, previously unknown to us, suggests that God has purposes in creation that are beyond us." sojo.net/interactive/...

"The fear of socialism, and its evolution into a dreadful, godless communist state, is not new. American evangelicals have long made a bogeyman out of Marx and his many inheritors." sojo.net/articles/cul...

"As a person of faith, I walked away feeling as though I had no choice but to place my hope and trust in the notion that God sees the truth that I cannot." sojo.net/articles/cul...

"The healing of deep wounds requires humbleness, prayer, and action." sojo.net/interactive/...

"He healed anyone who asked for healing, loved anyone who needed his love, and invited everyone to do the same. Serve everybody. Unconditionally. No questions asked." sojo.net/articles/who...

"God demands a revolution not only of the heart but of the world." sojo.net/articles/cul...

"We’ll never see everything, but together with each other—and with God’s help—we may see more than we ever could alone." sojo.net/articles/cul...

"We must participate in the cross of Christ if we are to have the hope of participating in his resurrection." sojo.net/articles/opi...