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Lord and God

Bart Ehrman's How Jesus Became God

by Larry W. Hurtado

Bart Ehrman's conclusions aren't novel to anyone familiar with historical scholarship on Christology. But those aren't the readers he has in mind.

Children at the door

Instead of seeking the ability to deport Central American children faster, Obama should treat this situation as the refugee crisis it is.

The opposite of homelessness

by Carol Howard Merritt

Hugh Hollowell didn't start Love Wins to convert souls or sober up addicts. He wanted to provide pastoral care to homeless people.

Worship far and wide

by Marlene Kropf

Ruth Duck takes a balanced approach to liturgy. Her aim is not to champion a single style but to offer a foundation for reflection.

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Reflections on the Lectionary

New book tells story of forgotten black Mormons

Jul 22, 2014 by Peggy Fletcher Stack

ANALYSIS: Did Obama finally thread the needle on gay rights and religious freedom?

Jul 21, 2014 by David Gibson

IRS agrees to monitor churches for electioneering

Jul 21, 2014 by Kimberly Winston

Americans view Jews, Christians warmly; atheists, Muslims get cold shoulder

Jul 17, 2014 by Cathy Lynn Grossman

Moving churches to discuss the morality of climate change

Jul 17, 2014 by Gregg Zoroya

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A parallel start in New Orleans

Jul 22, 2014 by L. Gail Irwin

On a recent mission trip to New Orleans, I visited Carrollton United Methodist Church, where two brand-new pastors are dreaming of a new venture: a parallel start.

New today: Bart Ehrman, clickbait and manipulative worship, crosses for equality

Jul 22, 2014

Today's Century articles and blog posts, news articles, CCblogs network highlights, daily lectionary readings, and witnesses from the cloud.

Crosses for equality

Bearing witness to the fact that love knows no walls

Jul 22, 2014 by Carol Howard Merritt

They constructed the rainbow-colored crosses on holy ground. That very soil bore witness to the fact that love could overcome discrimination. It was the same plot where the Rev. Leroy and Gloria Griffith were married over forty years ago.

Are clickbait headlines like manipulative worship?

Jul 22, 2014 by Kathryn Reklis

I'm grateful to Amy Frkyholm for her thoughtful response to my media column on clickbait. I have a religious autobiography similar to Amy's: raised in a highly emotional evangelical/charismatic church, which I left in young adulthood for high liturgy. My response to liturgical forms of worship was very much the same feeling of relief and freedom within structure that Amy describes so well. I appreciate, and in many ways share, her experience with and insight into the pitfalls of coerced emotionality—in worship, church groups, or online.

I'm not sure, however, that the parallel between clickbait and worship really works.