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All nature sings
God loves the creation. In response the creation sings praise and adoration to God.
Like holding God's hand
When you bring kids up front in a worship service, it's a bit like opening your sanctuary to a band of foraging raccoons. ...
Tuesday digest
New today from the Century: John Buchanan on incarnation, Martha-Lynn Corner on Advent waiting, more.
The simplest answer
As we know, “let there be light” were the first words out of the Lord’s mouth in the beginning. However, few people have taken this literally since, like the Lord, the universe is thought to be infinite with no definite beginning.
But then along came Albert Einstein and Edwin Hubble, who theorized and confirmed how galaxies were receding away from each other over time.
Monday digest
New today from the Century: Rachel Marie Stone reviews David Rakoff, Carol Howard Merritt on the image of God and the little pink pill, more.
Before the Door of God, edited by Jay Hopler and Kimberly Johnson
The devotional lyric has been adapted for various artistic explorations. This generous collection includes selections of the form that invoke, praise, beseech, ridicule or abandon faith....
Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish, by David Rakoff
It's easy to write off David Rakoff's novel in verse as a cliché. But Rakoff was master enough of his craft that his rhymes lapse into doggerel only when he chooses.
The image of God and the little pink pill
I grew up along the beaches of Florida and couldn’t get enough of that pounding on the sand. I swam against the tide and rolled with the force of the water....
Church-state partners aid malaria fight in Zambia
When Silumesii Mubiana’s 86-year-old uncle fell ill with hypertension, Mubiana bypassed closer government-run hospitals, traveling instead to the church-run Macha Mission Hospital 25 miles away....
Worship on the run: A new kind of church
Christians have long found spiritual meaning in running. But the church has held this sort of personal experience at arm's length—until recently.
Sorry, Megyn Kelly, Jesus wasn't white—and thank God
This week, Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly, in a segment about the race of Santa Claus, reported a bomb shell. No, it wasn’t that this Christmas, in support of Obama’s socialist policies, not just Rudolph’s nose but his entire face will be painted red.
Friday digest
New today from the Century: Jesse James DeConto on church for runners, Carol Howard Merritt on rooting for the human, more.
Always root for the human
One of the most fun films I saw this year was World’s End—the final installment of the trilogy that included Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.
December 25, 2013, Christmas Day: John 1:1-14; Hebrews 1:1-4
John’s Christmas story contains no scary angels or shaking shepherds, no Magi bearing gifts, no star guiding their way. There’s no Mary or Joseph, no lowing cattle or humble manger....