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BabyBlueCafe – "How Blended Worship Builds Community"
BabyBlueCafe is a thoughtful blog by an Anglican who lives in northern Virginia(?). She is on my short list when it comes to intelligent commentary on religious happenings particularly within Anglicanism. From BabyBlue’s fine and thoughtful post: So instead of … Continue reading
Posted in Anglicanism, Christian Practice, Religion, Worship and Liturgy
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Cracks in the Plating – Isaiah 56
There has been an exchange of unusual quality over at TitusOneNine concerning the issue of same-sex relations and the classic “shellfish” argument. By this I mean those who take the more “liberal” view (same-sex relations are not inherently sinful and … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian Practice, Hebrew Bible, Sexuality
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Conversing with conservative Christians continued
Another gem from this morning. We American evangelicals are fond of saying, “God has a wonderful plan for your life.” For some, God’s plan is for you to suffer, maybe die, for your faith. Not exacly “say these words and … Continue reading
Why we continue to converse with conservative Christians
That is a horrible title for this post – but it alliterates! What is weird is that among Southern Baptists I am a liberal heretic. Among Anglicans I am a rabid right wing conservative. It just depends which classroom I … Continue reading
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the MDGs
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is now officially in full support of the Millennium Development Goals set forth by the United Nations.* A few months ago I wrote about my ambivalence concerning this new emphasis. The Millennium Development Goals and Christian … Continue reading
Posted in Baptists, Christian Practice, Missiology, Politics, Theology
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Holy Conservation (or) Sabbath, part XXVI
Holy Conservation (or) Sabbath, part XXVI Richard M. Wright The carbon footprint of the Baton Rouge metropolitan area grew at almost three times the per capita rate of the footprint of the average U.S. metropolitan area between 2000 and 2005, … Continue reading
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Holy Restraint (or) Sabbath, part XXV
Holy Restraint (or) Sabbath, part XXV Richard M. Wright Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard, and gather in their yield; 4 but in the seventh year there shall be a sabbath … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Bible, Christian Practice, Hebrew Bible, Sabbath, Uncategorized
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Sabbath (or) Holy Gloaming, part XXIV
Sabbath (or) Holy Gloaming, part XXIV Richard M. Wright barukh attah adonay eloheynu melekh ha`olam asher qiddshanu bmitzvotav vtzivvanu ner shel Shabbat Blessed are you O Lord our God king of the universe who makes us holy by his commandments … Continue reading
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Sabbath (or) Holy Unplugging, part XXIII
Sabbath (or) Holy Unplugging, part XXIII Richard M. Wright I really like it. But it means I can never completely get away from work. What one member of University Baptist Church said when I asked him about his Blackberry. I … Continue reading
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Sabbath (or) Holy Questions, part XXII
Sabbath (or) Holy Questions, part XXII Richard M. Wright The School of Shammai say, They may not sell to a non-Jew, or help him to load up or assist to load him unless there be time for him to reach … Continue reading
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