The Archive
Day: May 4, 2010
When the Bible offends us
…for many Christians, whether liberal or conservative, Bible study is primarily about reinforcing beliefs already held for reasons other than biblical authority. If it turns out that the Bible appears to teach something that runs against the grain of our convictions, we find ways to reject its message or its messenger.
Richard Dawkins interviews the ABC
Richard Dawkins interviews the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Tennessee flood toll rising
The Tennessean reports that St. George’s Episcopal Church was damaged and some parishioners may have died in the flooding around Nashville:
Bennison case to be heard today
The Court of Review for the Trial of a Bishop will hear a final appeal by Charles Bennison, former bishop of Pennsylvania. He was charged with covering up his brother’s sexual assaults of a teenage girl in the 1970s.
Hope in a culture of uncertainty
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40 years ago: Kent State
On May 4, 1970 a campus protest against the Vietnam War took an ugly turn when National Guard on the scene opened fire, killing four students and wounding nine others.
Faithfulness in prayer
After a year’s stay in Rome, which somewhat disappointed his high anticipations, Augustine was invited to Milan as a teacher of rhetoric. The pious bishop of Milan, Ambrose, was disturbed at the prospect of Augustine’s arrival, knowing his opposition to Christianity, and the pernicious influence he would be likely to exert, and publicly warned his people against him.
Covenant, communion, personhood, wholeness: A conversation to pursue
Theologically and spiritually, in conversations about “covenant” and “communion,” I have been wondering whether we’re missing the point, or forgetting what these words mean because of the way their meaning is being distorted or manipulated in the political discussions within the Anglican Commuinon.