Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Christianity, and Culture

The Constructive Curmudgeon: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Christianity, and Culture
The Constructive Curmudgeon has an excellent article/ review on a book about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFID). This is a must read for anyone in ministry and I want to get my hands on the book.  I know a few people that suffer from this chronic illness [...]

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Advent 1B

Isaiah 64:1-9
What do we look for life to bring?  What kind of anticipation does the future hold for us?
There is a song by the Lost Dogs on their Lost Cabin and Mystery Trees CD called “Get Me Ready“. It is a rocking reminder that we need to be ready, not only for the good things [...]

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Christians and Gays Behaving Badly

Pajamas Media » Christians and Gays Behaving Badly
A great article about the ways Christians and Gays are acting in the current issues surrounding homosexuality. I have longed for a more compassionate dialogue and Elizabeth Scalia offers a good starting place. Why do we think that there is a better way than to love?

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I hope you have a sense of humor…

God Trumps | New Humanist
I want a copy of this game…

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Buddhism, Nondualism, Christianity: Preliminary Thoughts on Love and Ontology

The Constructive Curmudgeon: Buddhism, Nondualism, Christianity: Preliminary Thoughts on Love and Ontology
Ontology – the study of being or existence
A nice article that explains why Christianity provides a basis for love.  Never thought of it that way.

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Gut Check

I’m Not One Of Those ‘Love Thy Neighbor’ Christians | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source
This is from the Onion, a tongue in cheek webzine. There is a lot of truth in what they are saying. Where is our love, justice, righteousness? Where are our actions when most of the time we are [...]

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Paul’s teaching on justification

Pope Benedict explains St. Paul’s teaching on justification to thousands
A good article about Pope Benedict’s understanding of justification by faith. He even says that Martin Luther is correct (with a small, significant and correct caveat)! I think we are seeing a continuation of walls being broken down in the Catholic church that began with [...]

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Numerolatry and the Church

The Gospel-Driven Church: Numerolatry and the Church
It is so easy to get pulled into the numbers game. When I have gotten together with pastors at various times, one of the first questions that is asked is “How large is your congregation?”.  There is sort of an “oh” when I say our size. I have [...]

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Christ the King

Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24
God promises to be a shepherd to his people. What I find interesting is that there is a sense of justice with the shepherding. God will help the needy sheep and judge the fat and strong sheep. When we hoard to ourselves, we will be judged by God. How does this relate to [...]

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Fight FOCA » Sign the Fight FOCA Petition

Fight FOCA » Sign the Fight FOCA Petition
The Freedom of Choice Act will remove restrictions on abortion.  Help protect the rights of the unborn and sign the petition at the link above.

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