Wednesday digest

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New today from the Century:

• Kathleen Hirsch on Advent with a toddler: "I decided our family's
  Christmas would be simple and spirit-centered. Green to parenting, I
  defined spiritual as anything that allowed me a minute to reflect on what, beyond the laundry, mattered." (subscription required)
• Beverly Roberts Gaventa's seven-word gospel: "In Christ, God's 'yes' defeats our 'no'."
• Steve Thorngate on the Democrats' improved bargaining position over the federal budget: "As ineffectual as Congress is, there’s one time you can count on it to
  rise above do-nothing-ness: when it’s approaching the can it kicked down
  the road earlier."
• Robin Lovin reviews Amos Yong: "Pentecostalism expanded from a small
  revival movement to a global presence comparable in its extent and
  variety to Roman Catholicism or Anglicanism. Yet few people in
  mainstream U.S. churches know much about it." (subscription required)
• Adam Copeland raises some questions about Thanksgiving: "Giving thanks...to whom? Giving thanks....for what?"

In the news:

• Poll: Mitt Romney's Mormonism could be a primary problem
• Number of Somali refugees declining due to aid and rainfall
• Clergy, too, battle porn addiction -- often alone
• Workplace religious complaints double over 10 years