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Southern Baptist seminary clears president after dispute over Muslim student
c. 2014 Religion News Service...
Prayers with feet: Faith and hope at the Peoples Climate March
In New York, 400,000 people marched to demand action on climate change. Thousands of us were there at least partly because of our faith.
Amid drought, churches draw together
In what is supposed to be the harvest season, many parts of California are feeling the effects of the drought that has raged for most of the year....
Navigating the waters of post-Christendom visions
It seems like everywhere you go Christians in one way or another are talking about Christendom. Actually, the word being used most is post-Christendom.
What’s your status?
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the efforts that the church I serve has engaged in order to support and encourage new members and friends. I’ve especially been thinking about the time I’ve spent with new and fledging members and visitors. I’ve visited with, met for coffee, opened my office to what feels like countless new people—some new to the area and others just new to church. A few haven’t even made it to worship.
Because I'm happy?
If you happen to read the Message translation of Matthew’s beatitudes, you’ll notice that instead of saying “blessed” the word is “happy.”
Touchdowns for Jesus and Other Signs of Apocalypse, by Marcia W. Mount Shoop
Grantland Rice compared the Notre Dame backfield to the four horsemen. Marcia Mount Shoop realigns football with apocalyptic thought—and makes a theological critique of the sport's systemic dysfunction.
Who's afraid of Ebola?
I imagine some of the people freaking out about Ebola consider themselves Christians. How ironic is that?...
The process of change
I'm a big fan of change, especially in the church. My upbringing as a pastor's kid kind of ingrained change into me; it helped me accept change as a natural, inevitable fact of life....
Other people saying things
"The key to stopping Ebola in the United States is stopping it in West Africa...
"A hidden death penalty"
Many Catholics and others against capital punishment have often suggested life in prison without parole as an alternative for dangerous criminals such as murderers....
Praying strings
I gobble books by musicians. Bruce Cockburn's memoir has more virtues than most.
Network boosts number of church-based legal clinics for immigrants
c. 2014 Religion News Service...
Top Anglican calls for lifting seal of confessional in child abuse cases
c. 2014 Religion News Service...
Egypt’s Christians, attacked for supporting coup leader, await rebuilding
(The Christian Science Monitor) At the Amir Tadros Church in Minya, worshipers pray in what amounts to a building site....
Marriage equality
I have carried the burden of knowing that our church contributed to a man's death when we refused him the open acceptance, love, and support that he needed.
Lost in a sermon
I can see my dad's manuscript: the title centered in caps, the body double-spaced and marked up by hand. But I can't remember the words.
8 Tips for Using Visuals in Worship
Visual images are powerful. We are surrounded by images used to influence our behavior as consumers. What is the role of the church in using images?...