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Kenya religious leaders urge unity in face of Garissa massacre
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Kenya’s Christians reel from attack
(The Christian Science Monitor) “We have to sing this song with a happy voice,” George Owino urged the dozen or so worshi...
Threat to affordable care
The ACA is no longer just an idea. It is how millions of people access health care—and the Supreme Court stands poised to gut it.
Thomas speaks from the gut
Last year I took a class to determine my Enneagram number. I’m an old hand at Myers-Briggs, with its 16 types, but this nine-number circle with all sorts of arrows going back and forth was a new system for me. Thankfully the teacher, Suzanne Stabile, had a teaching style I understood well. It turns out we are the same type.
Some of us reside in the heart (or feeling) triad, as Suzanne and I do, and some in the head (or thinking) triad. My guess is Thomas would belong in the third triad.
A space to dream
Oscar Wilde once said that life imitates art far more than art imitates life. I often see great truth in Wilde’s musings....
End of story?
Why can’t I ignore the disciple Thomas?
Each year, when reading the scripture for Lent, and then plunging into the intense, familiar verses about Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter, I rarely think about Thomas. Indeed, with a few exceptions—Peter’s bumbling betrayals, Judas’ fatal scheming—I’m hugely focused on Jesus.
The Problem with Living in the Moment, by The Grownup Noise
“My Ride’s Almost Here” is a chamber-pop gem à la Nick Drake, but the rock mode of this Boston band works equally well....
The Great Reformer, by Austen Ivereigh
Austen Ivereigh's book on Francis has caused some controversy. It's also the most important biography of Jorge Mario Bergoglio yet published.
Good Friday and the stories of Jesus
May we not domesticate the Jesus story for our own religious comfort, but in telling the story, and doing so truthfully, may we worship our crucified Christ and encounter his delivering presence, and therefore be transformed after the image of God.
Survey: Circumstances matter to young adults in moral questions
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(RNS) Most young adults of every religion, race, and ethnicity support access to affordable contraception....
The future map of religions reveals a world of change for Christians, Muslims, and Jews
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(RNS) Muslims will overtake Christians by the end of this century....
At least 147 killed, hundreds rescued in Kenyan university attack that targeted Christians
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Washing dirty feet
The feet and legs of the homeless men we serve at the Bowery Mission in New York are a testimony to the pain they endure daily. Many of their legs are swollen because, like Jesus, they have nowhere to lay their head to rest.
The same night for years
Three times a year, a worship service ends and I go back to the vesting room to change—and I feel as though I'm walking into a time warp.
Today I passed as straight
Today, I passed as straight.
That’s a weird thing to write, because in fact I passed for straight for most of my life, either because I hadn’t thought yet about not being straight, or later because I *had* thought about it and just couldn’t face what it might mean for my life.
The Whole Night Thru, by Sam Llanas
Those who know Llanas from his time in the BoDeans will recognize his voice: still sharp and tough, yet infused with urgency on the leadoff track “Déjà Vu” and the plaintive rocker “The Best I Can....