Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, Faith, Faith Chat, God, Jesus, Life, Religion, Sermons, Spirituality, Theology, Thoughts, Worship on July 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
This sermon was preached at Carnegie Presbyterian Church, Carnegie PA, Sunday July 26 2009, at the 9:00AM service.
Sermon on Christian Unity -
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Old Testament Lesson: Isaiah 42:1 “Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my [...]
Posted in Bible, BlogSurfing Finds, Christianity, Church, Current Events, Faith, Faith Chat, God, Kingdom, Life, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Thoughts, Women on July 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Missed this news item while we were away on vacation and only just now stumbled onto it…
Jimmy Carter, who resigned from the Southern Baptist Convention in 2000, earlier this month cut all final ties with the denomination citing the denomination’s discrimination against women. For the full story see The Guardian.
Back in 2000 according to The [...]
Posted in Christianity, Church, Current Events, Episcopal/Anglican Stuff, Faith, Faith Chat, Religion, Sacramental Theology, Spirituality on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The full text of ++Rowan, Archbishop of Canterbury’s, reflections on the recent General Convention of the Episcopal Church can be found here.
I think Rowan makes a number of good points. Here’s what I get out of his message:
He believes that the Episcopal Church does not want to cut ties with the wider Anglican Communion, and [...]
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Church, Faith, Faith Chat, General Interest, God, Life, Philosophy, Religion, Sacramental Theology, Spirituality, Theology, Thoughts on July 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sounds like a question that would have an easy answer, but it’s more involved than it looks! There’s a lot of history behind this list. So sit back, pour yourself a second cup of coffee, and enjoy… (the article, that is, not the sins!)
First it should be mentioned that the Bible itself says nothing about [...]
Posted in BlogSurfing Finds, Christianity, Church, Current Events, Faith, Faith Chat, Life, Philosophy, Religion, Spirituality, The Emerging Church, Theology, Thoughts on July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Because we’ve heard it all before. Because we’re sick of the pretenses. Because we’re more than just brains. Because we’d like to see faith lived and not just talked about. All this and more…
…but iMonk says it much better than I could. This article is a must-read:
“Just Beyond the 100th Time: What Many Of Us [...]
Posted in General Interest, Life, Thoughts, Travel on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I remember the day. I remember how breathtaking it was, and still is, to see pictures of people walking on the moon. It was a day when anything seemed possible.
Kudos to the men and women who continue to develop our space program. I look forward to the day when the first human being walks on [...]
Posted in BlogSurfing Finds, Christianity, Current Events, Faith, Faith Chat, Life, Literature, Money, Spirituality, Thoughts on July 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Posted by a friend on Facebook this morning: the book When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor and Yourself has just been published this month and he recommends it highly. The premise of the book is that much done in the name of charity can be more harmful than it is [...]
Posted in BlogSurfing Finds, Christianity, Current Events, Faith, Faith Chat, Jesus, Kingdom, Life, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Thoughts on July 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about the cult of celebrity that makes up so much of modern life. It came home to me this week when my five-year-old niece announced that one of the Jonas Brothers is a diabetic and one of her relatives has the same condition. Five years old and she knows [...]
Posted in BlogSurfing Finds, Christianity, Faith, Faith Chat, God, Life, Spirituality, Theology, Thoughts, Women on July 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
That God can’t be kept in a box should be obvious. Yet how often people feel they know just how to approach God, how to pray in order to get what they want, how to understand God’s word.
As with any relationship, our relationship with God by definition will have an element of surprise. Excellent article [...]
Posted in Christianity, Church, Current Events, Episcopal/Anglican Stuff, Faith Chat, Kingdom, Life, Religion, Theology on July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tom Wright, Bishop of Durham, comments on the Episcopal Church USA’s recent decision to support the ordination of gay bishops and clergy. He says it much better than I could. Good reading, graciously expressed.
The Americans Know This Will End in Schism
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Posted in Christianity, Current Events, Faith, Faith Chat, Family and Friends, Life, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Quote of the Week, Religion, Spirituality, Theology, Thoughts on July 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables is a powerful juxtaposition of Grace and Law represented in the lives of two men.
Valjean represents a life lived by Grace: an ex-convict and parole breaker longing to be innocent, angry at a world where he can never get a fair shake. He is shown kindness and mercy by a stranger [...]
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