The folks at Beliefnet have created a gallery to Lost’s twelve most “spiritual” moments. But does the show have an identifiable spiritual stance, or do its writers, in true post modern fashion, use whatever motifs are out there to keep their narrative humming along? The character John Locke, is frequently described as a man of faith. But what exactly is it that he believes in?
Archbishop Peter Jensen has announced that he and the five other bishops from the Diocese of Sydney have decided not to attend the Lambeth Conference.
According to a poll, the number of North Americans who believe that the Bible is “the actual word of God” has fallen from 65 per cent in 1963 to just 27 per cent in 2001. Attitudes among Americans toward homosexuality, sex out of marriage and censorship are also growing steadily more liberal. Abortion is the major exception; younger Americans tend to be more opposed to abortion than their elders.
Uncle Buddy, our McDonnell family patriarch at 94, recently began taking guitar lessons. The last remaining brother of seven with no sisters, his favorite song is Amazing Grace, which he practices often on the guitar and daily in his life. “How did you manage to live so long and so well?” his nieces and nephews wonder. Buddy says, “It’s because God has something left for me to do.”
Hope and fear, laughter and tears have been part of our journey.
Joy and pain, longing and doubt meet on the pathway.
Often we do not believe, O God,
It’s Friday night and fans everywhere are getting ready for the big event this weekend. While most of us understand that event to be the Last Sunday in Epiphany, some people here in the United States seem to think that there’s a football game that might overshadow our Sunday worship.
Queen Elizabeth II has appointed a number of royal chaplains during her reign. Her recent appointment of the Rev. Rose Hudson-Wilkin is slightly different though than many of her previous choices. The new chaplain is promising to not “tone down” her preaching even with her new position.
“The High Court of Zimbabwe will tomorrow hear an application by the Anglican church authorities over the ‘unbecoming’ behaviour of ousted bishop for Harare Diocese, Nolbert Kunonga who is alleged to be defying a High Court ruling ordering him not to interfere with church services.”
Former President Jimmy Carter has enthusiastically embraced the goals of an upcoming “New Baptist Covenant” conference in Atlanta which has the goal of reconciling various branches of baptist congregations.
The NFL has moved this year to stop church congregations from showing the game in their sanctuaries. Showing the game on a screen larger than 55 inches violates copyright law. Many congregations have used the video projection equipment in their sanctuaries to show the game as either a fundraiser or a fellowship event.