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Books as guides: Fall books: Reading habits
I am seldom without reading material—the Economist is my staple for doctors’ waiting rooms—but lately I find it more difficult to concentrate on reading that requires sustained atten...
Reading habits: Fall books
The Century asked Thomas G. Long, Barbara Brown Taylor, Scott Cairns and Kathleen Norris to describe their daily routines with the written word.
Mormons lower age for missionaries, setting off changes for parents, women, schools
c. 2012 Salt Lake Tribune SALT LAKE CITY (RNS)
Call it a change for the ages....
Solidarity in pain
There is no denying that in today’s world a culture of loneliness and isolation plagues individuals of every age, race and socioeconomic status. Although the church provides a sacred community that may help combat this loneliness, even the most devout believers have, at one time or another, questioned how or even if God is present in their suffering.
Facing uncertainty
Consider a big decision in your life (past, present, or future).
Now, consider the experience of deciding, especially the time of uncertainty and indecision prior to your choice....
Monday digest
New today from the Century: Fiction chronicle, Kathleen Norris's reading habits, more.
Fiction chronicle
Kevin Brockmeier’s characters ignore the divine fabric of the universe even when they are shaping it. Lauren Groff takes an opposite tack.
Just and Unjust Peace, by Daniel Philpott
Almost a decade after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, many Americans have become numb to the reports of continued violence in Iraq that are buried in the back pages of newspapers and are barely me...
Tunisians worry about loss of freedoms gained under the Arab Spring
c. 2012 Religion News Service TUNIS, Tunisia (RNS)
Three women got Nadia Jelassi into trouble....
Pastors to challenge IRS over political endorsements, and they're likely to get away with it
c. 2012 Religion News Service LOS ANGELES (RNS)
Some 1,400 American pastors are planning to break the law, and they're likely to get away with it....
Baptist again: Going back to church
When I left North Carolina at age 22, I never planned to be back in a Baptist church. Years later, here I am.
Surrender to fiction: Fall books: Reading habits
I would love to tell you that I read psalms every morning, poetry every noon, theology every afternoon and prize-winning fiction every night....
Pastoral care in the pulpit
This Sunday’s lectionary texts are particularly awful....
Friday digest
New today from the Century: Clyde Edgerton returns to church, Barbara Brown Taylor's reading habits, more.
Links? Links.
Here are some things I read recently but didn't get around to blogging about.
The Short American Century and The World America Made
In February 1941, Henry Luce, the formidable publisher of Time, Life and Fortune, published one of the most memorable op-eds in the history of American journalism....