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Imagination and hope
Olga Grushin is the author of two critically acclaimed novels, The Dream Life of Sukhanov and The Line. Both grapple with the legacy of the Soviet Union and the depth...
U.S. Lenten campaign seeks to bolster dialogue about poverty
New York, March 15 (ENInews)--U.S. anti-poverty advocates have launched a 40-day Lenten campaign to put the issue of global poverty into sharper focus....
Japanese look to ancient traditions for strength
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(RNS) When uncounted thousands have died in a disaster such as last
week's earthquake and tsunami, where will the Japanese people find
spiritual strength?...
Sunday, March 27, 2011: Exodus 17:1-7
Why not lead these refugees directly to safety, milk and honey? Why the desert, the wandering, the long years so far from home?
Rob Bell discusses themes in new book with New York audience
NEW YORK (ABP) -- On the eve of the release of his controversial book on hell, Rob Bell sat on stage March 14 opposite Newsweek editor Lisa Miller under a wood-etching that read, "The Plac...
Nearly 1,000 Anglicans converting to Catholicism
LONDON (RNS/ENInews) More than 900 Anglicans formally expressed a desire
to convert to Catholicism at special services held at Westminster...
Smithsonian is restoring Jefferson’s unique Bible
A Smithsonian museum is restoring the "Jefferson Bible," a unique
volume that the third president himself cut and pasted—omitting lots of...
Turning down the volume
The
urge for Lent started for me several weeks ago. I was out on a cross-country
ski with a friend when a small herd of elk ran in front of our path, kicking up...
Waiting for Selinsky
Olga Grushin offers her characters the dignity of their dreams. She is not impatient with their restless searching, and she does not dictate an outcome.
Scenes of grief
When I was six weeks into my student pastorate, I had been to exactly one funeral—when I was seven years old. But suddenly Johnny
Johnson died, I was a pastor, and Pearl Johnson collapsed in my arms.
In Japan: a priest dead, a chapel "drowned"
Tokyo, March 14 (ENInews)--Churches are suffering after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami devastated northeastern Japan on 11 March....
Research disputes ‘facts’ on Christian divorces
It's been proclaimed from pulpits and blogs for years: Christians
divorce as much as everyone else in America. But some scholars and...
God adores us
The three readings for this Sunday have few obvious connections. But they do each point to forms of holiness: Genesis points to vocation, Romans points to faith, and John points to rebirth.
Reasons we don't fast
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus enjoins his disciples, "when you
fast, do not do as the hypocrites do. . . " So I guess it's possible...
The Head and the Heart
This new band's sound has roots in the indie-folk scene, with its moody treatments of simple chord progressions and Americana rhythms. But the larger thread here is classic pop, and The Head and the Heart offers the complete feel-good package.
Sacramental sex: Divine love and human intimacy
What if everything we taught our kids about sex were grounded in a vision of God’s love in everyday life?
Ethiopian Protestant leader supports investigation of rampage
Warsaw, March 11 (ENInews)--The head of Ethiopia's Lutheran church has welcomed government efforts to curb a spate of attacks on Christians in the country, but warned that political extremists were...
U.S. churches bring Ash Wednesday to the streets
Toronto, Canada, March 11 (ENInews)--Busy commuters in some cities in the United States had the church come to them on Ash Wednesday....
U.S. church council renews call for common Easter
Toronto, Canada, March 11 (ENInews)--Many Christians need to check the calendar for a reminder of the date for Easter in any given year....
Fed up with Hollywood, churches make their own films
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YORBA LINDA, Calif. -- This year's Oscars may have been passed out, but...