Friday digest

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New today from the Century:

• Deborah Smith Douglas reviews Judith Valente: "The transformed color of glass is an apt metaphor for Valente's transformation by the light of the Gospels and the lives of Benedictine sisters." (subscription required)

• Richard Kauffman on reading scripture in worship

• David Henson on "Bible poverty"

• Two sonnets by Anthony Opal

In the news:

• Breakaway parish mulls joining the Episcopalians
• Pope Francis, the 'cold-call pope', reaches out and touches a lot of people
• Gay rights vs. religious rights: 7 issues to watch
• Southern Baptists say no to gay weddings for military chaplains
• NALT alliance says Not All (Christians are) Like That on homosexuality