Preparing a Christmas sermon
December 24, 2007
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So you thought American Idol contestants were under a lot of pressure. How would you like to be in the pulpit on Christmas Eve? Hundreds
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Time’s Top 10 religion stories
December 23, 2007
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Time Magazine has released its list of the top ten religion stories in 2007. Topping the list is Mother Teresa’s crisis of faith. The Anglican Communion’s conflict comes in at a solid
number 5.
One stop Christmas blogging
December 23, 2007
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With all the furor about the Archbishop of Canterbury’s statements (or lack thereof) about the Gospel accounts of the birth of Christ, we thought it
Gerson on evolution, naturalism and faith
December 23, 2007
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Michael Gerson, who worships at Falls Church, offers some very thoughtful observations in his Washington Post column on the conflict over evolution. But Gerson also warns us not to accept the view that evolution and other science supports a belief that God does not exist.
Clergy family confidential
December 22, 2007
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To me The Grinch is really a Christian parable — it’s a story of conversion, repentance, and forgiveness. Or at least I started seeing these themes the year I had to read it every night for three months. Pitchers and catchers had reported for Spring Training and I was still reading about all the Whos down in Who-ville.
Tony Blair converts to Roman Catholicism
December 22, 2007
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Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has left the Church of England and converted to Catholicism, the faith of his wife and children. Blair converted during
Attention, Anglican/Episcopal bloggers
December 22, 2007
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“When people end up in enclaves of like-minded people, they usually move toward a more extreme point in the direction to which the group’s members were originally inclined. Enclave extremism is a special case of the broader phenomenon of group polarization, which extends well beyond politics and occurs as groups adopt a more extreme version of whatever view is antecedently favored by their members.”
Pullman’s art of darkness
December 22, 2007
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Author Philip Pullman says that people who are tempted to take offence should first see the film or read the books. “They’ll find a story that attacks such things as cruelty, oppression, intolerance, unkindness, narrow-mindedness, and celebrates love, kindness, open-mindedness, tolerance, curiosity, human intelligence. It’s very hard to disagree with those. But people will.”
Worst Christmas movies, ever
December 22, 2007
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The Slate staff has chosen its least favorite Christmas movies of all time. The list includes Fred Claus, Jim Carrey’s The Grinch, Jingle All the Way and holiday slasher fare like Jack Frost. Have a look, then nominate your own candidates in the comments section.
Kitsch? Cute? Blasphemous?
December 22, 2007
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This four-piece S’mores nativity set includes S’more Mary wearing a blue head piece with her arms outstretched welcoming the new S’more King lying in the manger. Joseph stands back observing the scene before him traditionally dressed in a green head piece and holding his staff. The 5.5” S’mores nativity crèche makes a magnificent backdrop for this display.
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