The Language of God
The United Church of Christ has released a new video called “The Language of God” as part of their “God is still speaking” series.
The United Church of Christ has released a new video called “The Language of God” as part of their “God is still speaking” series.
We are about to consecrate a lesbian as bishop and no one seems to care. Don’t blame the Catholics for taking up all the news. Lisa Miller says tradition–and how it changes–may be the reason.
A Wisconsin federal district court held that the federal statute which designates the first Thursday in May as a National Day of Prayer violates the Establishment Clause. President Obama plans to issue a proclamation anyway.
What the focus of the military chaplains ministry? Are the beliefs and practices of the chaplains the main thing? Or ought the focus be on the spiritual and emotional needs of the soldier, sailor or marine? A new documentary focuses on the tensions, challenges and important work of US military chaplains.
The National Cathedral represents a different model, and perhaps a different era, in church-state relations.
Monastic wisdom has always recommended that everyone keep in mind their mortality. Benedict in his Rule suggests that the religious keep “death in mind at all times”. At first blush nothing seems to be less desirable. Why would I want to remember such a depressing thought? To our ears it seems like a morbid focus on the negatives.
The traditional Mohawk greeting of She:kon, skennenkowa ken literally translates into English as “Do you still have the Great Peace?” Most Mohawk speakers shorten the phrase, using “She:kon,” pronounced “say-go,” as slang for “hello.”