Each year on or near December 1st, the world recognizes World AIDS Day. The theme for the 2007 World AIDS Day is "Leadership" - something desperately needed if we want the AIDS pandemic to be eradicated. Find resources here!

After twenty years of violence, the prospect of peace for northern Uganda is finally on the horizon.

We recognize that the majority of domestic violence is perpetrated by men against women; however, we know that men can also be victims of the same kind of abuse from women or other men. Studies show that women are hesitant to admit to the abuse they are experiencing, and men are even more hesitant. The church is called to minister to ALL people who suffer abuse and violence. We are called to be a visible witness to care and compassion as well as a provider of referral services.

On Oct. 19, 2007, the United Methodist Bishop in Fargo, N.D., joined with pastors and other leaders of some 50 churches and meetings in North Dakota to ask Senator Byron Dorgan to block any funding for a new generation of nuclear weapons. Read the full letter here.

A reflective piece by a D.C. resident and GBCS staff member on how the call to political engagement -"keeping watch" - is as much a spiritual discipline as is the abstinence from alcohol and gambling.

For those who live inside the "razor sharp" wire atop the miles of fences of Missouri's prisons the view is a troubling one at best. For Missouri's 30,000 men and women confined behind these fences, their longing is to one day be free again. The "news" is not all bad. Throughout the nation and in Missouri there are professionals and non-professionals; citizen advocates and activists who are determined to "do something" to reverse these trends.