Christmas, 1963
December 20, 2008
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Because we wanted much that year
and had little. Because the winter phone
for days stayed silent that would call
our father back to work, and he…
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Day: December 20, 2008
Leaps of faith
December 20, 2008
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Malcolm Gladwell of The New Yorker writes: “There are certain jobs where almost nothing you can learn about candidates before they start predicts how they’ll do once they’re hired. So how do we know whom to choose in cases like that?” The article focuses on quarterbacks and teachers, but what of priests? How can you tell ahead of time whether a candidate will succeed?
Holy chaos and hearty response
December 20, 2008
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Allow us to recommend the lively, insightful conversation sparked by Holy Chaos, or : What Episcopalians can learn from Baptists, Emily M. D. Scott’s essay
How I found my church
December 20, 2008
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Tucked into Sara Mosle’s commentary for Slate on the Rick Warren imbroglio is a description of her ingenious method of finding a congenial congregation in unfamiliar surroundings.
Faith on Capitol Hill
December 20, 2008
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Members of Congress are often accused of being out of touch with average citizens, but an examination of the religious affiliations of U.S. senators and representatives shows that, on one very basic level, Congress looks much like the rest of the country, the Pew Forum reports.
Gene Robinson on Rick Warren pick: a slap in the face
December 20, 2008
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“I’m all for Rick Warren being at the table,” Bishop Robinson said, “but we’re not talking about a discussion, we’re talking about putting someone up front and center at what will be the most watched inauguration in history, and asking his blessing on the nation. And the God that he’s praying to is not the God that I know.”
Adoring the Messiah
December 20, 2008
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Gathering pearl
December 20, 2008
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Divers men may walk by the seaside
and the same beams of the sun giving light to them all,
one gathereth by the benefit of that light
pebbles or speckled shells for curious vanity,
The Baptist could tell it
December 20, 2008
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Here was a man who took his work for the Lord one-hundred percent seriously. A prophet whose whole being was like a trumpet that the News of the Kingdom came blowing right through. A man who cared neither for his appearance nor his diet. A man who said what he was called to say, no matter what the consequence. A man who was loud and raw, and without interest in personal wealth or honor.
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