There are 2,000 verses of Scripture that tell us we must be committed to protecting the poor and the oppressed... There is no concern of Scripture that is addressed so often and so powerfully as reaching out to the poor.

It is hard to say what the future holds, but this is probable - it won't be just like the past.

I teach at Eastern University, which is highly committed to doing work among the poor and the oppressed peoples of the world. We have a special commitment to the city.

Religion, for better or for worse, has been politicized in blatant ways that have seldom been equaled in American elections.

Although I believe that scripture is divinely inspired and infallible, I have a hard time going along with the belief that the whole creation process occurred in six twenty-four hour days.

I applaud the growing commitment of Evangelicals to the needs of the poor and oppressed in urban America.

I do not mean that others represent Jesus for us. I mean that Jesus actually is present in each other person