Very well-written and balanced commentary from Jan Markell, this provides a very appropriate intro to my forthcoming post on human pain and suffering:

Also, in “Voting God’s Politics” Wallis says the Israelis are oppressing the Palestinians, not the Palestinian leaders choosing to keep their people in poverty. Wallis adds we must strengthen the U.N. and end capital punishment because it is biased towards the poor. He urges all Christians to support amnesty for illegal aliens, fight AIDS, and fight for women's rights.

What's missing here? I see not a word about a regenerated heart that would assist in the above, not a word about man's sin nature that has caused all the problems, not a word about repentance, and not a word about the fact that only our Lord's return can solve these overwhelming problems. That doesn't mean some efforts shouldn't be employed to correct some of these issues.