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Ministry by e-mail
by Lillian Daniel
Like most pastors, I claim that the face-to-face meeting is the best way to do the ministry of the church; also like most pastors, I spend an enormous amount of time reading and composing e-mails. I am driven not so much by my own schedule or preferences as by those of my church members. Many of them use e-mail all day long and expect the church to do the same. If I want to keep up, I have to keep typing.
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Meditations for each week of the lectionary year:
Power source
Knowing when it is definitely God
by Daniel Harrell
Capital T
Truth-telling as a mark of the baptized
by Kevin Baker
A hammer and a prayer
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Beauty and delight
Artistic humility
by Carol Zaleski
What Language Shall I Borrow? The Bible and Christian Worship
by Ronald P. Byars
Your Spirits Walk Beside Us: The Politics of Black Religion
by Barbara Dianne Savage
Driftless
by David Rhodes
World of Faith and Freedom: Why International Religious Liberty Is Vital to American National Security
by Thomas F. Farr
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Summer in the city
Boundary-crossing music
by Rodney Clapp
A faith explosion
The global reach of Congo's churches
by Philip Jenkins
On music
by Louis R. Carlozo
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Recession may pull seminaries apart or together
Toxic mix: Antifaith and antigovernment violence
Megachurches a draw for those under 45
Faith leaders press Obama for torture comission
Carter says Gaza residents are treated like animals
Star Trek
The ideal summertime entertainment
reviewed by Steve Vineberg
Bombs-away: Not so long ago neoconservatives like Norman Podhoretz, John Bolton and William Kristol were recommending that the U.S. (or Israel) bomb Iran. Now that there are protests in Tehran against what appears to be a rigged presidential election, some of these same commentators are showing concern for the well-being of the protesters. Blogger Glenn Greenwald says: "Imagine how many of the people protesting . . . would be dead if any of these bombing advocates had their way" (salon.com, June 16).
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The Cairo speech
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