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The death of a blog?

Ok… now that Jesus For President is over, I’ve been trying to think about what i need to do with this blog.  I’ve come up with three ideas for it that keep coming back around, so I need some help.
1.  I’ve been thinking about taking a sabbatical from blogging and then come back doing the [...]

J4P – Pictures

Thanks for everyone that helped put together the Jesus for President Book tour here in Richmond and for all those who came out to the event!

J4P – …Endorse No One

This came from Sojourners today, so I thought I’d pass it along.
Advise Everyone… Endorse No One (by Shane Claiborne)
As we pass the half-way point of our Jesus for President tour, we remember Jesus’ admonition that we be “as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves.” There is a lot of momentum around our little [...]

J4P – Loving the Hell out of People

Philip Watkins is today’s guest blogger for the Jesus for President Community Blog
Christians must discern between the voices competing for their allegiance.
One of the most profound statements (he makes many) Shane makes in this section talks about our allegiance to a nation instead of it lying in a Savior.  As Shane quotes President Bush and [...]

J4P – Amish for Homeland Security

Diana Butler Bass wrote a post for the God’s Politics blog called, What if the Amish were in charge of the war on terror?
Below is a brief section from that article:
Despite attempts to avoid this particular news, the stories of the Amish practice of forgiveness eventually captivated me. Their practice of forgiveness unfolded in four [...]

Happy B-Day!

The other day we were in a store when keila went up to the desk to pay while just holding Tessa. The lady behind the desk exclaimed…
“Wow, you look amazing for just having had a baby”
Keila blushed as she said “thank you” while the lady behind the desk turned to her co-worker to make [...]

J4P – Love over Surefire Results

Guest Blogger: Ryan Ellis
A Real Security Plan
First reading this section, the strongest idea that I see is stated rather clearly: that our lifestyles drenched with materialism and independence make it harder for us to follow Jesus, to love others. We have to change the way we behave economically if we want to change the way [...]

J4P – Imaging another world one step at a time (part 2)

Daniel Farrell – Guest Blogger for the Community Book Review of Jesus for President.
Be sure to check out part 1 as well.
God’s Streets
Crime is the next topic on our agenda.  They used the example of a church in Chicago that started their own nonviolent security team.  I feel like there is a lot of room [...]

J4P – Imaging another world one step at a time (part 1)

Daniel Farrell – Guest Blogger for the Community Book Review of Jesus for President.
There is a lot to cover in these sections.  Shane and Chris rapid fire through a few topics that mean a lot to me.  I’ll try to rapid fire a little overview and some Richmond focused resources.
Good pattern for God’s Good Creation
Using [...]