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Little Boots
The blind kitten I adopted seemed to walk by faith instead of sight—the perfect companion to take to divinity school.
Turning discourse into slogans
I
recently heard a panel discussion in which the conversation turned to the sorry
state of American political discourse, which too often descends into...
Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Letters and Papers from Prison, by Martin E. Marty
Though some of his admirers may find it difficult to believe now,
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was not widely known in the years immediately
following World War II, save perhaps as one of a band of courageous
pastors and theologians in Germany who resisted the Nazi regime of Adolf
Hitler.
Saved by Tintin
One has only to look at Tintin, his round face animated by the simplest imaginable features, to know that he is the ultimate Boy Scout.
Turning 40
As we’re all in the midst of Advent longing, I realize that I’m turning 40 in a couple of days. Which puts me in an odd position, since I write and speak about ministering with people in their 20s and 30s.
Sunday, January 1, 2012: Galatians 4:4–7
With all of the pressures of preparing for Christmas Day—the coming and going, the parties and presents—the Sunday following Christmas is welcome indeed.
Baptists, Pentecostals seek common ground
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ABP) – Leaders of two large Christian traditions held
preliminary conversations Dec. 13-15 to lay groundwork for ecumenical...
Episcopal clergy arrested at Occupy Wall Street protest
New York, December 19 (ENInews)--A retired Episcopal Church bishop and at least two other Episcopal priests were arrested on 17 December after they entered a fenced property owned by historic Trini...
U.S. jumps to top of charity index
c. 2011 Religion News Service
WASHINGTON (RNS) Americans: the most generous people in the world. In this season of giving, that's no idle gloat.
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Muslims caught in reality show crossfire struggle to understand controversy
c. 2011 USA Today
/ DEARBORN, Mich. (RNS) When Fordson High School football coach Fouad Zaban was asked to be on a reality show about Muslim family life, his impulse was to decline....
Lawmaker pulls bid to give rabbis control of Israeli electricity
c. 2011 Religion News Service...
Anglican church's Christmas billboard vandalized in New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand, December 20 (ENInews)--An Anglican church's Christmas billboard, depicting Jesus' mother Mary dressed in traditional garb and holding a pregnancy test strip while covering ...