Westboro Strikes Again
Hard to believe that even Westboro Baptist would find something to protest against at the funerals of the victims in Newtown but of course they jump at the chance to once again grab a headline. The...
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New Themes: Book Lite and Misty Lake
Happy Theme Thursday! It’s a great day to share our two newest free themes, both designed especially for your writing (and reading) pleasure. First off, we have Book Lite, a beautiful theme designed by...
View ArticleWith A Piece Of Chalk
There can be multiple take-a-ways from this piece. What do you think? With A Piece Of Chalk is a post from: Big Is The New SmallWith A Piece Of Chalk is a post from: Big Is The New Small
View ArticleAdvent Reflections ...
I heard recently from Charles Dean at Imago Dei church in Peoria, IL. He explained they were using ideas from Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed (in "The Liturgical Challenge" chapters) to...
View ArticleInterfaith religious leaders to call for end to gun violence at Washington...
[Washington National Cathedral] On Friday, December 21, at 9 a.m., interfaith religious leaders brought together by the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism and Washington National Cathedral will...
View ArticleATLANTA: Faithful called to prayer and action to end nation’s ‘addiction to...
[Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta] Worshipers at Episcopal Churches in middle and north Georgia on Sunday will be asked to join Episcopalians nationwide in working to reverse the country’s culture of...
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The “Never Again” of Christmas
“Never again,” God told Noah after the floodwaters receded — Creation undone to be redone, wickedness wiped out for righteousness to remain. ”Never again.” For some, the idea of the Flood is a hard...
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Zechariah gets to the point...
In Zechariah chapter 7 and 8, the prophet gives a set of responses to a delegation from the exiles about liturgical observance. Commentators date this even to about halfway through the period of temple...
View ArticleIs This The End of the World As We Know It (Because I Feel Fine)?
With the end of the Mayan calendar coming tomorrow, many more people than you could imagine are expecting this to be the end of the world. All morning I cannot help but hum the old R.E.M. song “It’s...
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Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Tagged: Advent, Christmas, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Hymn, Jesus Christ
View Article-Major Win for Christian Colleges and Religious Freedom
With all of the hard news surrounding the Newtown massacre and allied stories, this major win for religious freedom in America went unnoticed by most in the MSM: From the Christian Post: A federal...
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Why Do We Preach 3
As we come to the end of the year, it is a good time to reflect on the glorious burden of a preaching ministry. Our lives and ministries are probably tangled webs of motivations, but it is good to...
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The nones on the bus
This week the Pew folks came out with a large Global Religious Landscape report. It’s a super fun read for anybody who follows this site. Yesterday, we looked at one story that came up short when...
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Underestimate
somewhere there’s a girl at a park who laughs as she makes snow angels who dances as the flakes flutter and her smile is formed from the knowledge that someone somewhere loves her just the way she is...
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TORMENT AND HOPELESSNESS BECAME TEARS OF JOY
Sunday December 9th, 2012, Testimony Time At SCOAN UK Tears of joy flowed freely as Agnes watched how the previous month, the demon causing her addictions, torment, setback and frustration was forced...
View ArticleMiss America settles in to college life
Winning the title was rewarding but challenging, says Teresa Scanlan, who attends Patrick Henry College and aspires to political office
View ArticleMake way for King Tree
It’s my 21st Christmas, and I want to cut down the tree myself. “You’ll get dirty,” Dad says. “And what if it’s too wet to bring into the house?” asks my mother. It rained all day. “We’ll let it...
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UPS still shipping nonsense about their discrimination against Boy Scouts
Family Research Council recently received an email from someone who was concerned about our recent announcement that we would no longer use the shipping services of UPS, because their charitable arm,...
View ArticleVideo of the Day: She & Him, 'Baby It's Cold Outside'
An adorably animated Zooey Deschanel tries to convince a handsomely animated M. Ward to leave the wintery elements alone and stay inside in the She & Him video for "Baby It's Cold Outside."
View ArticleWhite guy does an impression of a Punjabi pop song
And for comparison, here’s the song he was singing… (via Reddit)
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