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Another year, another "prayer breakfast"
My problem with the National Prayer Breakfast isn't simply a secularist one, i.e.
government officials should avoid any event with a smack of
sectarianism. What I object to is the political exploitation of the
importance of prayer in American life.
The good sheepdog
I am cherished, and called by the Shepherd to serve the flock. But I can save no one.
The morning communion rush
When John Wesley sent missionaries to America, he said
simply, "Offer them Christ." That's what the Chicago Temple sees itself doing,
no questions asked.
Battle scars: Veterans turn to clergy for counseling
Mike is a veteran who attended college on the new GI Bill. When he walked into my office, I knew something was wrong.
Love your neighbor as yourself
This always seemed like hard moral advice that very few of us were really able to follow. But in recent times its meaning seems clearer.