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Ten Lessons from Great Christian Minds | Wisdom and Folly
Recently, I was invited to give a “last sermon,” as is a popular trend these days. At first I pondered various topics that are dear to me. Then I considered how I would want to be sure my words lived on after me. I realized there was no better way to ensure this than by echoing the words of those whose profound teachings have already proven the test of time and/or rigorous scrutiny. Also, in the rabbinic tradition, I thought it appropriate to use a method that would be given to easy memorization.
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The Potter's House
Posted by Kendall Harmon Fundamentally, they noted, the HHS contraceptive mandate "still forces us to act against our conscience and teaching," particularly because the new proposal does not modify the inclusion of sterilization and contraceptives, including some abortifacients, in the "preventive services" mandate. "Those falling outside the government definition of 'religious employer' will be forced by the government to violate their own teachings within their very own institutions," the bishops said.
TitusOneNine
Inviting people to a party (especially from the comfort of my computer) wasn’t hard. Baking cupcakes and making centerpieces that don’t look like something my 4-year-old made at preschool was a bit harder, but still not that difficult. What’s hard is getting past the “hi, how are you,” taking off our shoes and our masks, and really getting to know one another. That part? It’s HARD.
(in)courage — home for the hearts of women
Marge calls herself spiritual, but not religious, yet she is looking for community, structure and accountability for her practice of faith. Jim, a busy pastor in a large church, needs a place to be honest with God and himself as he discerns questions of spiritual leadership and renewal. Opal, a devout Catholic, is worn out with caring for her spouse in declining health and needs a safe place to reflect on her life in God and find strength and renewal. She feels alone and cut off from supportive friends and relatives. Susan comes bearing wounds from the violence perpetrated by a religious institution and its pastor. She is fearful and suspicious of “traditional” religious institutions and resources.
The Sanctuary - Foundation for Prayer
The boot goes into the Anglican Covenant. Time to reboot? We could try to defibrillate the whole thing hoping that somehow this process that has just split the Church of England down the middle will somehow transmute into a great Focus of Unity.
Bishop Alan’s Blog
Anglican Centrist
By Eric Von Salzen I’ve just read “ The Grand Design ”, the new book by the great mathematician Stephen Hawking (and the less-famous physicist Leonard Mlodinow). When the book was announced a few months ago, I wrote on this site: I’m looking forward to reading Stephen Hawking’s new book, in which he argues that we do not need to believe in God to explain the existence of the universe. Instead, we are to believe in “M-theory”, which involves 11 space-time dimensions, “vibrating strings, ... point particles, two-dimensional membranes, three-dimensional blobs and other objects that are more difficult to picture and occupy even more dimensions of space.” Boy, that’s a relief!
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My son suffers from an on-going auto-immune disease. For the past year he has also suffered severe chronic pain, the result of a road traffic accident. Suffering and pain are very much part of his life.