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Like McCartney’s music, not his theology
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Last Updated: 11:26 AM 03/12/10 - I brought home from the public library the CD “Ecce Cor Meum,” Paul McCartney’s 2006 choral work completed after the death of his wife Linda to breast cancer. It is a beautiful composition, unlike anything McCartney has produced, complete with orchestra and children’s choir, conveying deep feeling and inspiration. (Full Story) |
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Fasting calls attention to injustice
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Last Updated: 3:27 PM 03/05/10 - I was reminded of the spiritual discipline of fasting as I read about a group of Cuban people who engaged in a fast in the prayerful hope that the oppressive Cuban government would free the myriad political prisoners on that island nation. (Full Story) |
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The buck seems to have stopped here
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Last Updated: 3:40 PM 02/19/10 - Yesterday I mailed three letters at a cost of $4.25, ate a soup and a sandwich lunch for $8.57, drank an afternoon cup of coffee for $1.47 at a national chain coffee shop and purchased $1.26 of merchandise at a home goods shop. (Full Story) |
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Sensitivity is needed when trying to help in Haiti
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Last Updated: 12:07 PM 02/12/10 - Ten Idaho Baptists were arrested in Haiti last month trying to leave that poor earthquake- devastated nation with a busload of Haitian children. From the most recent reports I can find, these Americans are still under arrest and face serious charges in Haiti. (Full Story) |
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Religious news makes for great conversation
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Last Updated: 2:06 PM 02/05/10 - The world of faith can make for some interesting stories. As I’ve been searching the Internet this week, I have come across the following accounts from various sources. (Full Story) |
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It’s strange that God’s name causes controversy
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Last Updated: 12:12 PM 02/01/10 - Novelist Arthur C. Clarke’s 1953 short story called “The Nine Billion Names of God” describes a Tibetan monastery where the monks are convinced that when they finally collect and transcribe all 9 billion of God’s names, the world would come to an end. (Full Story) |
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Architecture shouldn’t factor into attending church
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Last Updated: 12:12 PM 02/01/10 - I came across a survey indicating that by a ration of 2 to 1 unchurched Americans prefer churches that look more like cathedrals than the modern, utilitarian, church building often being built today. (Full Story) |
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Sermon contains unnoticed work
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Last Updated: 12:12 PM 02/01/10 - Robert Redford is in Savannah filming a major motion picture about Mary Surratt, who was executed (perhaps unjustly) for the role she may have played in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. (Full Story) |
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News from ‘09 includes defining holidays and Jews
Last Updated: 12:12 PM 02/01/10 - WHAT COUNTS AS A RELIGIOUS SCHOOL HOLIDAY? The Wall Street Journal reports (Sept. 15) that schools around the nation are studying how to approach the religious holidays of their students. (Full Story) |
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Christmas has been evolving for centuries
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Last Updated: 12:12 PM 02/01/10 - In preparation for Christmas, I read Stephen Nissenbaum’s 1998 “The Battle for Christmas,” a thorough exploration of this season. (Full Story) |
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