The Archive
Marilynne Robinson’s “Home”
“Home” is set in the Boughton household at the time of Jack’s sudden return, and is an intense study of three people: the Reverend Boughton, the old, dying patriarch; his pious daughter Glory; and the prodigal Jack.
The cross and the kingdom
If there is one fact about which New Testament scholars are agreed, it is that ‘the good news of the Kingdom of God’ was the heart of Jesus’ preaching. Take away the references to the Kingdom in the gospels, and there is no gospel at all. Yet it is common to hear what passes for Christianity preached without reference to the Kingdom of God.
Nigeria on re-evangelizing the West, among other things
A Nigerian tabloid has reported on a Metroplitan Community Church congregation in Nigeria that, according to the paper, is “first openly declared gay church in the country.” Along with the story, they’ve noted that both Muslim and Christian Leaders have condemned the church, like homosexuality, as evil, and are using that as a basis for their campaign to re-evangelize the West.
Playing with creation
Spore is a new video game, created by the same fellow behind the virtual world phenom “The Sims.” This time, he’s taken that virtual world
Pittsburgh developments
Last winter’s Title IV Review Committee certification that Bishop Robert W. Duncan has abandoned the communion of the Episcopal Church is coming before the House of Bishops this week, according to a Katharine Jefferts Schori memo about the Sept. 18 meeting and despite Duncan’s assertion that the vote itself will violate the Canons of the church.
Priests in film
Cinematical points us to an indie film that premiered at the Toronto Independent Film Festival earlier this week: “…Dean Spanley, a wonderfully charming and whimsical comedy about an Anglican priest who believes he is the reincarnation of a dog.”
Saturday morning caffeine break
Megachurches with coffeeshops might not be unusual, but Eastbrook Church in Milwaukee built theirs out of a problem. The church was located next to a bar that had a growing reputation for noisy bikers, drug-deals and violent crime. After a particularly nasty night in which three people were injured in a shooting, the community called for it to be shut down. Eastbrook successfully worked with the bar to–well, acquire it.
Power and authority
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Lift up your health
By Luiz Coelho Celebrant: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Celebrant: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them up to