>Random Articles

These have caught my attention today:

• Supporting High Impact Organizations in the Developing World
• Resurrection City: For a Living Wage
• Give to Uncle Sam What Is Uncle Sams: Tax Season War Resistance
• Myths about Muslims in America
• Shane Claiborne on a New Way to Pray
• Have Christians Gotten Evangelism Wrong?
• Is the Bible True? (comments are a helpful addition as the article is naturally just one perspective)
• Goodies and Baddies*
• One Day without Shoes (Apr 5)

*Here is part of the comment I left on Facebook where a friend posted the article:

It seems to be justifiable war theory with the condition of “humanitarian intervention” being the “just cause” (with a bit of marketing) .

A few [additional] sources:

1. Do No Harm: How Aid Can Support Peace or War (Anderson)
2. Conflict and Development (Mac Ginty & Williams)
3. Manufacturing Consent
4. War Made Easy
5. Why We Fight

Also a Google search for R2P will add to the conversation.

>Adventist Activism Blog

>I am excited to announce a new collaborative blog project — Adventist Activism. Noted participants include Doug Morgan (Adventist Peace Fellowship), Monte Sahlin (Faith in Context), and Ryan Bell (Intersections).

Our About page describes the project this way:

As the Body of Christ, we are collectively committed to continuing the work Jesus started while walking this earth — spreading the good news of the Kingdom by serving, healing and teaching (1 Corinthians 12:27; Mark 10:45; Mark 3:10; Acts 1:3).

Adventist Activism is a collection of our stories and thoughts regarding this work of spiritually motivated social action.

>Peace & Revolution Yo

>These are good reading/viewing:

• God’s of War video (Peace Messenger)
• The Style of Subversion, Part 3 (Jesus Manifesto)
• Quotations (In Communion)

>Blog Round-up

>These are notable:

• Living an Incarnational Life (sermon recommended by Loren Seibold)
• A Year of Living Like Jesus (Compassion in Politics blog). I’ve seen Dobson preach, and I really appreciate his ministry.
• International Development Enterprises: Partners and Countries Strategies (Compassion in Politics)
• A Great Micro Franchising and Micro Enterprising Opportunity: Indian Cyber Cafes (Compassion in Politics)
• How Christians Can Ignite Community Service (Compassion in Politics)
• A Nonviolent Revolution of Love (Compassion in Politics)
• A bicycle pilgrimage (Young Anabaptist Radicals blog)
• Gary Haugen speaking at Davos today (IJM Institute)
• Great Post (IJM Institute)
• Early Christian Pacifism and Nonviolence (Christarchy)
• Mustard Seed Associates has listed the talks given at last year’s The New Conspirators conference. Shane Claiborne’s is the only free one. The rest cost $3 each.
• Surprised by Hope: 1 (Adventist Peace Fellowship)

>Compassion in Politics

>I really appreciate the writing at the Compassion in Politics blog. Great stuff. Here are some examples:

• No human is an island
• Bono on the Wall Street Bailout + the Financial Crisis
• Fruits of the Spirit Designs Created with Wordle
• The Only Illegal Immigration Facts You Need to Know

Plus links like these:

• Justice and Compassion
• Global Compassion
• Photosensibility
• Wordle