“History belongs to the intercessor”
October 11, 2008
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Beyond “fair”
October 11, 2008
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The love of God is not fair. No, the love of God is not fair. It’s more than that, it’s enormous, it’s gracious, it’s true, no matter what. Paul knows this. He writes about the love of God from prison, and while he knows that neither life nor the love of God are fair, they are indeed much more important than that.
Evangelism: a spiritual practice
October 11, 2008
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Evangelism is fundamentally a spiritual practice, as important to our spiritual health as prayer, worship, fellowship, and study. As such, evangelism is not simply an act or a set of Christian techniques. It is not a programmatic effort or a formulaic recitation of a memorized speech.
Financial crisis drives church members to seek help online
October 10, 2008
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Web users looking for support during the current financial situation have boosted traffic to a Church of England website section. The Matter of Life and Debt website section, which can help visitors work out if they will be seriously affected by the credit crunch, and useful advice for those worried about debt – has seen a 71 per cent increase in traffic in recent weeks.
The source of wealth
October 10, 2008
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[The doctrine of stewardship is the] belief that the Christian holds all his worldly possessions in trust for God and for his brothers. . . . The doctrine of stewardship is unsatisfactory on two counts.
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October 10, 2008
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“I was on Jeopardy! recently. Maybe you saw it. I was the woman in the middle. The one with the clerical collar on.” Cafe contributor the Rev. Kit Carlson writes about her 15 minutes of fame.
Jefferts Schori speaks on Pittsburgh, racism and more
October 9, 2008
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The Columbus Dispatch reports on Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori’s visit to Trinity Episcopal Church–the site of her election as presiding bishop: On Saturday in
Faith in Public Life’s intriguing polls
October 9, 2008
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John McCain is the choice of voters who attend church weekly, but Barack Obama seems to be the choice of people who attend church once or twice a month. Of white evangelicals and black Protestants surveyed, 67 percent said their pastor speaks out about the issue of homosexuality — among Catholics that number drops to 37 percent.
A counterintuitive question
October 9, 2008
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Tom Heneghan at Reuters’ FaithWorld blog asks whether a pro-choice president, Barack Obama, for instance, could reduce the U.S. abortion rate? Steve Waldman of Beliefnet points out that “during Democratic administrations (pro-choice administrations) the average annual abortion rate is virtually identical to that under Republican administrations.”
CA Supremes hear church property case
October 9, 2008
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The California Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday in a case that pits the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles against parishes attempting to depart from the
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