Can you call everything worship? It is just a fact, at least to me, that not everything that is called worship is. This infomercial makes the point clear that there is still a place for reverence, beauty, and common sense
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Wow! Worship?
Archbishop Akinola is often the subject of critical comment here on Preludium, and for good reason. But there have been times when we have urged people to look also at the Archbishop’s willingness to speak out against the corruption of the state and corporations and against the excesses of certain church practices.In an interview for the Church of Nigeria webpages, Archbishop Akinola speaks to
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Akinola interview: Credit where credit is due.
In the light of the recent allegations that well-known and established retailers H&M and Wal-Mart purposely destroyed and disposed of apparel rather than donating it to homeless shelters or any other nonprofit charity, it’s time that all Americans reflect upon their own personal choices on what to do with used items they no longer want. If you still haven’t heard about these atrocious actions, read RIMTailing’s blog post on Aim to Donate, Not Destroy, Merchandise and The Thrifty Chicks’ Why are two major retailers torturing their own trash? Not only should American consumers evaluate their personal decisions on donating or disposing based on whether or not someone in need may benefit from such a donation, but they should also consider the ecological impact of such a disposal.
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Donate Your Fashion
My first Bible study software was Bibleworks, which I’ve continued to use through numerous upgrades and continue to use very regularly. A couple of years ago I was given Logos 3, which was a great tool because of the library of reference tools on there. I just upgraded to Logos 4. First impressions? Wow! This is a significant and impressive upgrade. It seems easy to navigate and use at a simple level, or to plumb the depths of the tools and resources available. The desktop is fully customizable allowing for a study arrangement that suits you. The integration of resources is impressive, saving a lot of time in opening and looking up resources. I could say more, but I’d encourage you to take a look for yourself. The range of resources available on Logos is growing all the time. Be careful not to purchase individual products before checking to see if they are included in a higher base package – if there are one or two commentary sets you are looking at, chances are you’ll save money by upgrading your base package. Warning .
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Logos 4 – First Glimpse
According to the Anglican Journal, the so called pastoral visitors from the Archbishop of Canterbury, “…noted “a widespread sense of weariness with the whole business of same-sex blessings,” as well as a “palpable desire to get on with the business of mission.”Two questions:(i) Did the visitors think that perhaps the weariness “with the whole business of same-sex blessings” might be somehow
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Two questions for the bishop visitors to Canada.
Washington DC, USA: Sikhs are facing unwarranted attention at airports while traveling, with an increase of reports of harassment at border entry points and during airport screening. According to new screening procedures announced by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) standards, all passengers traveling to the United States originating or passing through fourteen countries, including Pakistan, will be subject to heightened security screening, including full-body pat-downs and luggage searches. Additionally, UNITED SIKHS has received more reports of Sikhs, American citizens, who have been subjected to detainment and questioning, when traveling domestically or entering from Canada and European countries
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Sikhs Face Increased Harassment at Borders Amidst New Screening Rules at Airports
Paul Harvey Over at Juvenile Instructor, Jonathan Stapley has some interesting thoughts and important critiques on ritual healing among early American Baptists as covered in Janet Lindman’s Bodies of Belief: Baptist Community in Early America , a book John Fea previously reviewed for us on this blog . As a researcher in early Mormon healing rituals, Stapley pays most attention to the coverage of healing rituals in Lindman’s work, and finds some issues with some of the details provided there.
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Bodies of Belief and Christian Nationists Revisited
Oscar Muriu, Senior Pastor at the Nairobi Chapel in Nairobi, Kenya speaks on the current state of missions. He challenges young Christians to follow Jesus’ model of humility and patience when entering the mission field. It takes about half an hour and it should be compulsory viewing for anyone interested in Christian mission
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Money and Power: Oscar Muriu
There was a lot of controversy about President George W. Bush’s attempt to expand federal grants to faith-based organizations involved in social services work. Now comes a new study by Duke Divinity School professor of sociology Mark Chaves which says the initiative had no impact whatsoever on persuading churches to expand their social-services ministries.
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Did Bush’s Faith-based Initiative Expand Church Social Services? Nope.
When all is said and done — in a few years’ time — The Episcopal Church could find itself out of the international Anglican Communion and the Anglican Church in North America would be in. That would have more symbolic significance than practical, but it would be galling, no doubt, to The Episcopal Church.
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Church of England Ponders Embracing Episcopal Church’s Rival