Two Muslim journalists ask that others not wear hijab in solidarity; what are other ways you can express your support for Muslims?
Citing health problems, Peter Bergstrom announced his retirement, naming Bill Slocumb as his replacement. From the press release: I retired from Camp Stevens in 2012,
How can we possibly know if a word comes from God? How will we recognize his presence when God is visiting his people?
After all, I am pretty sure Hell is just an eternity of getting what we thought we wanted.
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In time, I realized that thinking of the human spirit as the eternal soul poses a similar unsolvable puzzle This approach also requires explaining how, and perhaps when, ensoulment occurs, i.e., how and when a human acquires her/his soul or spirit. Furthermore, this approach creates problems of body-spirit dualism with which theologians, philosophers, and scientists have wrestled unsuccessfully since Descartes. Finally, it’s far from certain that the Christian Scriptures unambiguously support belief in an eternal soul.
As surely as there was something wonderful growing inside of Mary and Elizabeth, there is something wonderful growing inside of you too.
Take a look at surveys recently released by the Public Religion Research Institute about the War on Christmas and then by the Barna Group on how folks personally define marriage.
Last SEP I wrote about the new community sponsored by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Community of St Anselm. The members of the community are now going on three and a half months of life together. The Prior of the Community has announced that he is now accepting applications for the second year of community members.
The Rt Revd David Walker is the Bishop Diocesan of Manchester in the Church of England. He recently conducted some research into why folks were attending church services. He enlisted the help of folks at Worcester and Lichfield Cathedrals and was able to survey 1150 people attending services.