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March 2009

• 31: last. post. ever.
• 27: Earth Hour 2009
• 25: Justiceandcompassion.com is drawing to a close
• 24: Ada Lovelace Day–in praise of women in technology.
• 20: Spring! Friday Video: Nowruz Greeting from President Obama
• 18: Quote for the day
• 16: Help end the death penalty in New Mexico
• 13: Friday Video–Jon Foreman: “Instead of a Show”
• 11: A choice between incarceration or literature! The transformational power of literature.
• 10: National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers
• 10: International Women’s Day
• 05: All we thought we knew is wrong
• 02: Slumdog millionaire, and kindness vs. rightness

February 2009

• 27: Friday video - Are you in your element?
• 23: What does “justice” mean in reference to the Khmer Rouge?
• 17: doubting
• 15: Hooray for releasing prisoners!
• 13: US$789,000,000,000 etc. US$600,000,000,000, and finding a way to heal the past and the present
• 10: An organic farm in Kenya’s largest slum
• 09: How are we significant? Annie Dillard’s “The Wreck of Time”
• 07: Philip Rizk - Gaza activist arrested in Egypt
• 05: Daringly Awkward Sermon Contest–is MTWABP awkward?
• 04: Wednesday video - the Uyghurs of Albania
• 03: bus ad

January 2009

• 30: Friday video - the Davos fight
• 29: Brigadier General Michael Lehnert, hero of Gitmo
• 26: Veratect–Using timely information to fight global disease and civil unrest
• 25: Is Polygamy “wrong”?
• 20: What Would MLK say?
• 18: Using sport to embrace the “other”–Kris Hogan the hero.
• 15: The Jewdas Kiss
• 12: Song for Gaza
• 08: The trouble with Amazon
• 06: Top 10 Humanitarian Crises of 2008
• 05: Thoughts and numbers (and links) from the week
• 04: Dear [insert name],

December 2008

• 29: Virginity Pledges are ineffective, dangerous, claims study.
• 27: Bombing Gaza–who is to blame?
• 26: Friday Video–Alexis Marie at the 2008 Urban Word NYC Poetry Slam
• 22: Christmas in Gaza means eating grass
• 19: Friday Video–Parents are people, by Tim Hawkins
• 18: Rick Warren on gays: “I have always treated them with respect”
• 15: How mad are you?
• 12: the not so magnificant magnificat
• 10: Today is Human Rights Day
• 10: Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich–innocent or guilty?
• 06: Was Jesus a homosexual?
• 04: Coffee vs. napping
• 03: Do you prefer anonymous, or nonymous?
• 02: Tuesday video
• 01: Proven innocent

November 2008

• 30: World AIDS day–December One.
• 27: What are you thankful for?
• 25: Jerusalem, city of tears
• 25: This Friday is Buy Nothing Day 2008
• 23: what is poverty?
• 20: World Philosophy Day
• 19: Vote for Maria Ruiz!
• 18: Visible Extrasolar planets!
• 16: And now for something totally different
• 16: Why Rick Warren is wrong on Prop 8.
• 14: Friday Video: knock it off, or…..
• 12: Surprise surprise
• 11: Veterans Day–a celebration of peace, or of violence?
• 10: A quote and a video
• 10: Proposition 8
• 06: Casino Snoqualmie, money, conflict, and Moon the Transformer
• 03: James Kavanaugh–Will you be my friend

October 2008

• 30: halloween: not funny and not clever
• 27: Voting for Obama an opportunity to transform the historic wrong of slavery?
• 23: carrotmobbing - sensible approach?
• 23: What’s it like to be occupied by the U.S. military?
• 21: Cyber sleuth mom
• 17: screen violence… and me
• 17: Friday Video–Return of the Soul
• 15: Minimum Wage
• 14: D on the economic crisis
• 13: The Born Again Church Tour–OTM Live 2008 Seattle
• 09: US voters: don’t let them steal your vote
• 06: Can a nation be guilty of murder?
• 03: Friday Video–Don’t Vote!
• 02: Anthropometric historians–Height as an indicator of well being
• 01: Woman to celebrity: I don’t want a hug

September 2008

• 30: Bono on the bailout package and moral bankruptcy
• 29: Register to vote!
• 26: *Must* there be “poor”
• 25: failing the poor
• 25: The Unnaturalness of death, and the glorification of war
• 24: *Must* someone be “wealthy”?
• 23: Running the Numbers
• 18: This week in Iraq–Lily Hamourtziadou
• 18: mapping the world
• 16: Quote for today
• 15: Do Christians benefit society?
• 12: to err is human
• 11: Again on the outside
• 09: spending billions
• 08: church asks the hard questions
• 06: Looking forward
• 05: American/Christian confusion
• 04: August totals, “terrorism”, and community
• 02: unbelieving believers

August 2008

• 31: what difference does it make?
• 29: Religion and Politics–how do they mix?
• 26: Human Rights watch calls for an end to beatings in U.S. public schools
• 21: God’s other son (prepare to be offended)
• 20: Ray Boltz’s “Thank you”, and … gratitude/”payback” as a motivator
• 18: How the mighty fall
• 17: Home Sweatshops
• 17: Two quotes, on the interaction of peace and religion
• 12: Reinforcing Stereotypes of Evangelicals: Praying for rain during Obama’s acceptance speech
• 11: Quote of the week: George, Russia, “Disproportion”, and self awareness
• 08: Friday Video–slow motion lightning
• 06: Nelson Mandela at 90
• 04: Very expensive watches
• 01: Friday Video–Blue Angels of Death

July 2008

• 31: inspiration or exploitation?
• 30: Heroes
• 27: Punishment for the past, or Liberation for the future?
• 25: Paid to be good
• 23: “Boycotting” the olympics?
• 21: World Meets US
• 18: Friday Video–Al Gore, Green Energy by 2018
• 16: Robert Egner, Nazism, war crimes, citizenship, and the Contras
• 15: No values voters
• 14: “Prostitutes and … evangelicals”
• 14: Coke can evangelism
• 11: Eulogy (”Speech or writing in praise”) for my mom
• 10: A vision of America as hope unfulfilled
• 10: What’s worth killing over?
• 09: Best selling books
• 08: Interview with Brooke about Christian Peacemaker Teams
• 07: Quote for the day
• 07: Simple Living
• 04: Friday Video–David Francey’s “Fourth of July”
• 04: Visions of America
• 03: Resurrection in Argentina
• 03: Todd Bentley
• 02: Christmas Wish List
• 01: Two sides of the fence

June 2008

• 30: Imagination and faith
• 30: Garment ethics
• 27: Friday video: tank man
• 26: Exxon gets off, as do child rapists–2 supreme court decisions
• 25: Not Always Right
• 22: Shooting your own feet
• 20: Book review: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
• 19: Smallish “hooray”–good news from the week
• 18: The Offspring–Hammerhead
• 16: Reinstituting the draft–Jim McDermott (and homosexuality)
• 12: 165 Wrongfully imprisoned Japanese Americans finally receive UW degrees
• 10: The Girl Effect
• 09: An idea to help poor Americans - from Focus on the Family
• 08: Quote for the Day
• 06: Friday photo with caption
• 04: Americans murdering Iraqis in the most violent nation on earth
• 03: “Polygamist Sect” children–”Oops–we’re sorry”?
• 02: Resegregating schools

May 2008

• 30: Friday Video–Bashing people in God’s name
• 29: God told me
• 28: Homosexual Marriage
• 27: Cluster Ban Treaty
• 26: Soldiers, ingroups, blame, honor, and Memorial Day
• 23: Poor people paid to receive sewage sludge in yards…
• 23: Friday Video–how to build the Apache helicopter, Part 1
• 22: Hard work —> Getting ahead: a poll
• 21: Book Review: The Ballad of Lee Cotton
• 21: Revenge and Safety
• 20: Burmese refugees
• 19: 10 years
• 19: Suicide of 120 U.S. veterans every week. And weeping.
• 16: Poetry and national attitudes
• 16: Friday Video–Handlebars
• 14: Honor vs. compassion? The murder of a daughter.
• 12: Apologizing on behalf of our in-group
• 10: Mother–the most beautiful word
• 09: Friday Video–Baracky the Movie
• 08: Sean Bell, weddings, shootings, protests, and Iraq
• 07: Myanmar, Nargis, and signs of hope?
• 04: Recovering the Compassionate Tradition of Jesus
• 02: Grief

April 2008

• 30: Quote for the Day
• 28: Does anyone want to hear?
• 27: An Interview with Jeremiah Wright
• 24: Quote for the Day
• 22: 30th annual Earth Day!
• 21: Reconciliation GetTogethers–April 29th.
• 18: Friday Video
• 17: Quote for the Day
• 17: “Dr. Death” for Congress
• 16: The “Polygamist Ranch” and “God Bless the Child”
• 15: Meeting with Hamas?
• 14: Earth Hour 2008
• 11: Would you return $140,000 in unmarked bills?
• 10: Dorothy Day
• 10: Wise Jesus
• 09: Food Crisis
• 08: reversal of Manifest Destiny
• 07: Enslaved
• 04: “Civilization and Violence are antithetical concepts”
• 03: Quote for the Day
• 02: Quote for the Day

March 2008

• 30: Water as commodity
• 28: Friday Video–Bleeding Love
• 27: In Defense of Islam
• 26: 4000 dead Americans, and Success in Iraq
• 25: Quote for the Day
• 24: Better to be kind than honest?
• 22: Why I don’t “go to church” on Easter
• 21: Quote for Good Friday
• 21: How to generate international good will?
• 19: Christian fundamentalists and war
• 19: I Agree with Barack’s pastor
• 18: This week in Iraq–Images: What do you see?
• 17: Approaching 5 years in Iraq, and Winter Soldier
• 14: Friday video
• 13: Interview with Samantha Powers
• 12: Notes and questions on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict
• 11: Quote for the Day
• 10: March 19 Iraq War Blogswarm and Winter Soldier
• 07: story of stuff
• 06: How do we talk to kids about sex and relationships?
• 05: Alexa, Human Trafficking, and International Justice Mission
• 02: Ken Loyd Interview

February 2008

• 29: Is Planned Parenthood racist?
• 28: Consumer Consequences Poll
• 27: U.S. Marines corporal speaks out against Iraq War
• 25: Quote for the Day
• 21: Poverty is Poison
• 20: The story of stuff
• 19: The fundamentalist and the man who writes letters
• 19: Kosovar Declaration of Independence
• 18: What Happened?
• 15: Quote for the Day
• 13: “Sorry”
• 11: The New Service Generation?
• 08: Can’t we at least be allowed to know their names?
• 07: US Abortion Rate Declines
• 06: The Tension …
• 05: The Heresy of the Perfect Parent
• 04: Yes We Can
• 02: The Super Bowl and Child Labor

January 2008

• 31: Is torture inherent?
• 30: The Davos Question
• 29: Quote for the Day
• 27: City Gates Ministries Update
• 24: Gaza jailbreak
• 23: What your U.S.$4 Billion/week is buying, part 252; and a dare.
• 22: Dark days in Gaza
• 21: Quote for the Day
• 20: An Ethical Epiphany
• 17: Elias Chacour and Henry Kissinger
• 16: American Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, Part 1
• 14: Leave No Child Indoors
• 11: Quote for the Day
• 09: Another Truth and Reconciliation Commission–Liberia’s breathtaking turnaround
• 08: Mad women
• 07: “A Confirming Election” and “The Spirit of Party”: Why Obama Matters
• 04: Best of 2007: To Pledge or Not to Pledge
• 03: Iowa Caucuses, and ONE.org’s “on the record”
• 03: Best of 2007: Anna, Sadako, and the Paper Cranes
• 02: Best of 2007: Daily Mitzvah
• 01: Best of 2007: Peace Takes Courage–Christmas Time in Iraq

December 2007

• 31: Best of 2007: The American Christian Prosperity Gospel Ribbon Fish
• 28: The Taking Back of “Eretz”
• 27: Joe’s “Things I learned this advent”
• 26: The Queen’s Christmas Message
• 25: Christmas and Justice
• 24: Merry Christmas!
• 21: A prayer for 2008
• 19: cluster bombs
• 17: New Jersey to Abolish Death Penalty
• 14: Friday Video.
• 13: Guest Column: The Unintended Consequences of Ethanol Production
• 12: Should a soldier be court-martialed for attempting suicide?
• 11: Building the Outposts of Empire
• 10: Poverty and Prosperity
• 07: Justice and Compassion Organizations and Cool People Care
• 06: Domestic Violence
• 05: Swords into plowshares
• 05: Fact for the Day
• 04: Tutu on avoiding mission
• 02: The Dark Side of Christmas

November 2007

• 30: Quote for the Day
• 29: Muslim-Christian Dialogue Continues
• 27: arms, legs and databases
• 27: Lost
• 26: Thanking god for genocide–my story about Thanksgiving
• 23: Thank the Lord and Pass the Patriotism
• 22: Dark for Darfur and Buy Nothing Day
• 21: Dear Jesus
• 21: How many planets are you consuming?
• 20: Bomb Iran (please don’t… this is only satire)
• 19: Quote for the Day
• 16: Movie Review: God Grew Tired of Us
• 14: Lowering the Electric Bill
• 13: Avoiding Dependency or Justifying Stinginess?
• 12: the myth of veterans day
• 11: Quote for the Day
• 08: Free Rice
• 07: What stops you forgiving?
• 06: Poppies
• 06: Weeping over Musakey
• 05: A Common Word Between Muslims and Christians
• 02: Friday Video–Big Box Mart
• 01: Off the map live!

October 2007

• 31: Child Soldiers–a quote
• 30: Quote for the Day
• 29: David’s Response
• 26: Movie Review - Downfall
• 25: San Diego Fires & Discrimination
• 25: Guest Column: Liberty & War
• 24: Pro Israel?
• 22: Watching what you say
• 21: Book Review: Everything Must Change
• 19: Next Friday–Upcoming Movie Review: Downfall
• 18: A horribly complex issue
• 17: Quote for the day
• 15: Is Jack Bauer a war criminal?
• 11: Blogger’s Dinner at Off The Map Live
• 10: Priorities
• 09: Quote for the Day
• 08: Guest Column: Why does color still divide us?
• 04: Were things really better in “the good old days”?
• 03: You can’t be a sweet cucumber in a vinegar barrel
• 02: Quote for the Day
• 01: criminal insanity

September 2007

• 28: “Something’s happened, daddy.”
• 26: Materialism and Mass Society
• 25: Quote for the Day
• 24: Gratitude as an Act of Defiance
• 21: Upcoming Movie Review: In the Valley of Elah
• 20: Quote for the day
• 19: "The Commons"--two world views.
• 18: What Does It Mean to “Win” a War?
• 17: Quote for the Day
• 14: Movie Review: Iron Jawed Angels
• 12: Peter Gabriel and Witness
• 10: A Teachable Moment?
• 06: Book Review–Why Good Things Happen to Good People
• 05: The Blame Game
• 04: Are Factory Farms Immoral?
• 03: Quote for the Day

August 2007

• 31: Shawshank Redemption and Hope
• 29: Michael Vick, compassion, and the efficacy of prison
• 28: Quote for the Day
• 27: No Place to Lay His Head
• 24: Upcoming Movie Review–Shawshank Redemption
• 22: You CAN change the world!
• 21: Quote for the Day
• 20: The Pursuit of Happiness
• 16: Movie Review: Sophie Scholl - The Final Days
• 16: Post Secret
• 14: News
• 14: Quote for the Day
• 13: hatred and picasso–is it okay to hate people?
• 10: Upcoming Movie Review–Sophie Scholl
• 09: Fat Man
• 08: Non Violent Direct Action
• 07: Quote for the Day
• 06: Sadako and the Paper Cranes
• 04: More what I learned from church
• 03: One Vote ‘08
• 02: Syncroblog–Things I learned from “Church”
• 01: “Comfort Women”

July 2007

• 31: I *atombomb* shopping
• 30: Ruth Padilla Deborst on Poverty and Power
• 26: The Sex trade effects of the Iraq War
• 25: Losing Moses on the Freeway
• 24: In wrongful convictions, justice system turns up guilty
• 23: Brian McLaren on The Excrement Factory
• 22: April’s Story
• 20: Movie Review: Water
• 18: Does Violence Always Beget More Violence?
• 17: Quote for the Day
• 16: Personalizing Microfinance
• 13: Seeking the peace
• 13: Movie Review: A Thousand Pieces of Gold
• 11: Forgiveness and story
• 09: Quote for the Day
• 06: Bush’s compassion!
• 05: July the 4th–Empire Day!
• 04: Dollar Cost of the Iraq War
• 03: Quote for the Day
• 02: What Is My Part?

June 2007

• 29: A Declaration Against Torture
• 27: Jesus Said…
• 25: Quote for the Day
• 22: Movie Review: Butterfly (La Lengua de las Mariposas)
• 20: 7- Alarm Fire at the Simple Way
• 20: Dehumanising Amnesia: Nicaragua 1979 & Iraq 2007
• 17: E-zine featured article: Interview with Shane Claiborne
• 17: Replacements Needed?
• 16: Movie Review: Smoke Signals
• 13: Compassion and justice for animals?
• 12: Quote for the Day
• 11: Thousands of Christian Peacemakers in the West Bank?
• 07: Is national interest an acceptable moral standard?
• 06: A metric for peace?
• 05: Euthanasia?
• 04: Jesus Said…
• 01: Upcoming movie review–Butterfly

May 2007

• 30: Quote for the Day
• 28: What does it mean to “die for your country”?
• 26: Is it the broken system that’s to blame?
• 25: All Creatures Great and Small
• 24: suffering, empathy, and the end of naivete
• 23: Cry Havoc And Let Slip The Dogs Of War
• 22: To Pledge or Not to Pledge
• 21: Jesus Said…
• 18: Quote for the Day
• 16: God in a Foxhole?
• 15: Book Review: Not For Sale
• 14: Practice Buying Conscientiously
• 12: Mother’s Day Proclamation 1870
• 11: Movie Review: Maria Full of Grace
• 10: Compassion to Self–A Healing Rite with Hot Stones
• 08: The world I would like to leave our children, grandchildren, and for 7 generations beyond
• 07: Take a Stand for Darfur
• 06: Quote for the Day
• 04: Upcoming Movie Review: Maria Full of Grace
• 02: What can we do? Two brief ideas, and magic!
• 01: Interview: Shane Claiborne

April 2007

• 30: Take Action: Sudan Divestment
• 27: Movie Review: Iraq in Fragments
• 26: Quote for the Day
• 25: A Courageous Coward
• 24: Upcoming Movie Review–Iraq in Fragments
• 23: Did Jesus forbid violence for self-defense?
• 22: Interfaith Creation Festival in Seattle WA May 31- June 3, 2007
• 20: 650,000+ deaths in Iraq, and censorship
• 18: Holocaust survivor dies saving his class
• 18: Virginia Tech and institutionalized violence
• 17: Quote for the Day
• 13: Movie Review: Tsotsi
• 12: Upcoming Interview: Shane Claiborne
• 11: The loneliness of technology?
• 10: Jesus Said…
• 09: Quote for the Day
• 06: Peace takes courage
• 04: Cluster Munitions
• 02: Letter from My Congressman
• 01: Quote for the Day

March 2007

• 30: Movie Review: Blood Diamond
• 30: Displace Me
• 29: Unsung Fortune: A Rich Man’s Secret
• 28: 43
• 27: Top ten things you can do to save the earth - by Anna, age 11
• 26: Jesus Said…
• 23: Movie Review: The Fog of War–evil as a means to good?
• 22: Quote for the Day
• 21: Is it evil to not vote?
• 20: Silent Victims: What will become of Iraq’s children?
• 19: The American Christian Prosperity Gospel Ribbon Fish
• 16: Movie Review: Why We Fight
• 14: Quote for the Day
• 14: People of Peace
• 13: Bono preaches justice
• 12: Daily Mitzvah
• 09: Movie Review: Red Dust — What is Forgiveness?
• 08: Responding to the Overwhelming Need
• 07: Quote for the Day
• 07: Notes from Tuesday–Good News!
• 04: The Global Rich List
• 02: Slavery and Human Trafficking
• 02: Movie Review: Amazing Grace

February 2007

• 28: Pray for Uganda
• 27: Child Health Care Splits White House and States
• 26: Welcome to Justice and Compassion