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The Methodists have a new website

February 13, 2014 2 Comments

The United Methodist Church has a new website. Why not drop over and have a look, and then come back and tell us what you

The crisis of Biblical manhood

February 13, 2014 1 Comment

Rachel Held Evans has heard enough about Biblical womanhood, and says it is time to give men the “Titus 2 treatment.”

Can the church help people find meaning in their work?

February 13, 2014 5 Comments

Sermons are commonly preached on evangelism, discipleship, and spiritual disciplines—but what about vocation? It turns out that most churchgoers are craving more direction and discipleship when it comes to the theology of calling, especially as it relates to work.

I brood

February 13, 2014 No Comments

‘This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s

Raising Utah’s minimum wage

February 12, 2014 2 Comments

Lawmakers, faith groups, and even some business owners work to raise the Utah minimum wage. From Dennis Romboy’s article in the Deseret News:

First openly gay Eagle Scout, but older brother excluded

February 12, 2014 1 Comment

Susan Donaldson James, via GOOD MORNING AMERICA, tells the story of Pascal Tessier achieving the highest honor in Boy Scouting, even as his older brother

“Refusing gay blessings will be viewed like racism”

February 12, 2014 5 Comments

The Telegraph’s title of John Bingham’s article is actually even more provocative: “Welby tells Church refusing gay blessings will be viewed like racism” An excerpt

“What do you do?”: Coffee hour caution

February 12, 2014 No Comments

The Unitarian Universalist Association has a helpful new graphic for coffee hour questions advice for older adults greeting young adults. For example:

Bending the arc of history towards peace

February 12, 2014 1 Comment

As President Eisenhower publicly remarked, spending one more dollar on national defense than is essential hurts the nation, depriving it of the good that spending the money in another way would achieve. I, for one, find it impossible to believe that the U.S., to be secure, must spend more on national defense than the next twenty nations combined spend.

The Smell of my Son