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The Commandments - Monday, November 12th 2007 10:01 AM
I came across a list of rules, or commandments, that included: -Don't go to pubs and clubs.-Appointments must absolutely be respected.  -Never look at the wives of...
Scandal - Sunday, November 11th 2007 4:25 AM
A Roman Catholic priest has been disciplined for allowing a female Episcopal priest to read the Gospel and take Holy Communion during a funeral mass in Boston. The Get Religion...
One for Solomon - Friday, November 9th 2007 12:32 PM
The twins were born early in the morning the day time changed from daylight savings time to standard time. One baby was born just before the change, one just after. So which...
Hello? Hello? - Monday, November 5th 2007 12:28 PM
So where is the Golden Rule when you're in a public place, talking on your cellphone, loudly? “If anything characterizes the 21st century, it’s our inability to restrain...
We made a mistake - Thursday, November 1st 2007 9:34 PM
From Leadership Journal's blog: Few would disagree that Willow Creek Community Church [12,000 members] has been one of the most influential churches in America over the last...
Winning - Tuesday, October 30th 2007 9:03 AM
Lisa Arcand won the lottery!!!! But, “Winning the lottery is not all it’s cracked up to be,” said Arcand, 42, a single mom and lifelong Lawrence resident....
The other shirts - Thursday, October 25th 2007 1:15 PM
The T-shirts get printed up for both sides, so that the shirts for the winners are immediately ready for sale after the Super Bowl, the World Series, whatever. What happens to...
Doing something about it - Wednesday, October 24th 2007 7:00 AM
So you're thinking of getting involved somehow, instead of just complaining? Henry Bean was like that: "Going out to break into a car whose alarm had been going off for hours,...
It's the law - Thursday, October 18th 2007 7:44 AM
At the federal prosecutor's office in the Southern District of New York, the staff, over beer and pretzels, used to play a darkly humorous game. Junior and senior prosecutors...
Harry - Wednesday, October 17th 2007 10:46 AM
Is it okay to finally talk about the plot twists and Christian themes of the Harry Potter books? OK. Check out an interesting meditation by one fan (Baby Blue) on the...
Anglicans in Iran - Sunday, October 14th 2007 7:43 PM
On Sunday, August on 5, 2007, Bishop Azad Marshall was installed as sixth Bishop in Iran at St Pauls Church Tehran. See their web page here.
A mighty power - Tuesday, October 9th 2007 8:17 PM
Orlando police Chaplain Andrew Wade doesn't carry a gun or lock up criminals. But he has a weapon he says can fight crime on the most troubled streets, and heal communities...
Big Ten - Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 5:20 PM
In the Wednesday night Old Testament class we've also been trying to remember the big ten. Janice Crouse comes to our rescue with a movie alert: Recent evidence suggests that...
TEC answers the Primates - Tuesday, September 25th 2007 9:22 PM
The final statement from the House of Bishops meeting in New Orleans can be seen here and elsewhere around the internet. NY Times story is here. New Orleans' own...
Bishop Howe writes - Sunday, September 23rd 2007 4:52 PM
Bishop Howe writes his fellow bishops meeting in New Orleans. Read his proposal here. Those of you who follow blog discussions of the Anglican mess know the severe...
+Mouneer - Friday, September 21st 2007 1:21 PM
The Archbishop of Canterbury is not the only one who came to speak to the House of Bishops meeting in New Orleans. The bishops also heard from +Mouneer Anis of Egypt. Excerpts:...
Omen - Thursday, September 20th 2007 10:05 AM
Noted atheist Christopher Hitchens has been keeping a Vanity Fair diary about his book promotion tour for God Is Not Great. Then, just as he's finally wrapped up... June 10,...
Call to prayer - Thursday, September 20th 2007 6:19 AM
Many others are sharing their prayers at the Anglican Prayer Blog, Lent and Beyond, as the Bishops meet in New Orleans. Take time to pray for our Anglican Communion and the...
Field report - Monday, September 17th 2007 10:08 AM
An associate priest from Church of the Holy Communion in Charleston, South Carolina, has filed a vacation report on their church blog. Their blog does not appear to...
Missionary dating - Friday, September 14th 2007 4:24 PM
The Wall Street Journal reports on "missionary dating." "You should know what your nonnegotiables are. You should talk about faith soon." And she also suggests that if you find...
Prayers - Thursday, September 13th 2007 7:06 PM
The Anglican Communion is in the valley of the shadow of death. Some may be unconcerned. However, those of us whose ecclesiology is not so anemic need not despair. The Communion...
Where others would not go - Monday, September 10th 2007 10:52 AM
Riding to battle... “God bless, God bless you all,” crackled the voice through the radio static. I quickly recognized it as Maj. Norrie’s. “It is an honor to be...
Thank you, Bishop Howe - Saturday, September 1st 2007 8:50 AM
I'm stunned he even had to ask. The play director says, "I had no idea that this sort of nonsense would come up at the last minute."      One mother said...
Communion Matters - Saturday, September 1st 2007 8:35 AM
From the other coast, a very good, detailed and reasoned reflection on where we are this September. Excerpts: First, I believe that what other Anglicans think is...
UPDATE: Mother Teresa - Friday, August 24th 2007 4:13 PM
TIME Magazine reviews a new biography of Mother Teresa: A new, innocuously titled book, Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light (Doubleday), consisting primarily of correspondence...