The Onion strikes again
November 24, 2007
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Panelists discuss the tragic lack of media access in Darfur and how we can help Darfurians realize how much we’re helping them.
The Archive
Year: 2007
The Golden Compass
November 24, 2007
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Philip Pullman’s Dark Materials, has had a troubled transition to the screen. The adaptation has managed to upset both Christians and atheists, the former because of the book’s anti-religious themes and the latter because those very themes have been watered down and virtually excised from the film, writes John Hiscock of the Telegraph.
‘Tis the season…
November 24, 2007
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…to despair for the future of Western civilization. Check out the Gucci baby carrier, a steal at $850.
The discipline of thanksgiving
November 24, 2007
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I know, Thanksgiving is supposed to be about thanking God: isn’t that the easy part sometimes? Thanking God seems to enlarge us, to remind us we’re blessed. Thanking our spouse, on the other hand, is another story. Lacking a special occasion — a clean garage, a perfect roast turkey, a gift — we often assume our appreciation is unnecessary, or obvious. Or worse, we keep score.
The open gate to life
November 24, 2007
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There must be no time lost in putting an end to this state of affairs. We must fall on our knees before the Master and implore Him with tears graciously to pardon us, and bring us back again into the honourable and virtuous way of brothers who love one another. For that is the gateway of righteousness, the open gate to life.
Pub based evangelism
November 23, 2007
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It’s becoming increasingly common of late to hear of Episcopal clergy going out of their parishes to local pubs and bars as a way of
The end of the tithe?
November 23, 2007
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Calling for tithing is becoming a subject of some controversy in a number of congregations according to an article today in the Wall Street Journal.
Concerns over bishops being excluded from Lambeth
November 23, 2007
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Various groups in England are reacting to the news of last week that the Archbishop of Canterbury is considering withdrawing invitations to Lambeth for certain
Breach of unity
November 23, 2007
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Because of our recent series of unexpected misfortunes and set-backs, my dear friends, we feel there has been some delay in turning our attention to the causes of dispute in your community. We refer particularly to the odious and unholy breach of unity among you, which is quite incompatible with God’s chosen people,
Relief response to Bangladesh cyclone
November 23, 2007
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Episcopal Relief and Development is appealing for financial support to support its aid to the victims of the recent cyclone that hit Bangladesh. 7 million people have been uprooted and reports say the death toll may reach as high as 10,000. In the worst affected districts, the low-lying coastal regions, 90 per cent of homes and 95 percent of rice crops and prawn farms were obliterated by the 150 mph winds, which generated a 20ft tidal surge that swept everything from its path.
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