Religious News
Easter Sunday — musings on a special day and what it meant to me and my family
I’m not trying to get preachy or sermonize here, but this is a special day for my family, Easter Sunday, and this particular Easter has been very “up and down” for me.
On the upside, church was really encouraging for me this morning. We’ve never been among people who get up before sunrise to attend special [...]
Archbishop of Canterbury raises tempers in Britain over Islamic law
Let’s see, as close as I can figure, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams was giving a lecture and got into the subject of “sharia law,” or Islamic law based on the Koran, and British civil law or secular law. Something he said in the course of the lecture suggested finding ways to accommodate matters of [...]
Ah-HAH — here’s proof (?) that America is forsaking God, just look at the new dollar coins
Oh, my Lord, will the good religious folks out there never cease in their passion for persecution? A column in our local newspaper decries the way the newest U.S. dollar coins will have “In God We Trust” on the edge — exactly where it will wear off the fastest, and in a position that indicated [...]
Nice place, good people — I visited church to tell pastor who wrote column thanks
I visited a local church yesterday to tell the pastor thank you. Awhile ago, I made reference to a column the pastor, the Rev. Phil Snider of Brentwood Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Springfield, Missouri, wrote in the local newspaper. (You can read that earlier post here.)
Pastor Snider seems to be a sharp guy. [...]
Kudos to these parents who raised this young man of faith who knows how to think
Our local newspaper today ran an opinion column written by a 14-year-old who lives in a small town near here. The writer, Dylan Wyatt, did such a great job of presenting an extremely mature, well thought out expression of his Christian faith that I had to share it with you.
Young Wyatt was speaking about the [...]
Column calls for political, religious understanding — but can we work together?
I read a reader’s guest column in the local paper’s opinion pages today which made such sense, regarding religion and politics (the two main focuses of this blog, I guess), that I had to share a link to it so you can read it for yourself.
The author of that guest column, as you will see, [...]
Speaking of South Carolina and religion — here’s a ‘Useful Website’ there
Attention all you readers out there in the Greenville, SC, area — especially any of you visiting the area this coming weekend looking for churches in Greenville SC area. I want to call your attention to Westminster Presbyterian Church in Greenville, and invite you to take a look around their website as a “Useful Website” [...]
Religion enters the political mix as GOP candidates maneuver in South Carolina
“Nothin’ could be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning …”
Those are the words from an old song running through my head right now from my childhood days, and they might prove sort of “prophetic” for one of the GOP presidential candidates. The question is: Which candidate?
It appears probably not Mitt Romney, since [...]
Live in Atlanta? Interested in church? Check this website
Perhaps the “downer” events in the news today turned me toward thoughts of faith, religion, and church. So I’ll share a bit of “religious news” with you.
I just found out about an interesting, exciting sort of church you might want to look into if you live near or visit Atlanta, Georgia. We have some neighbors [...]
My present to you: A ‘war on Christmas’ letter from God himself
An evangelical/fundamentalist Christian friend of mine actually sent this to me as a forwarded email. I’ve shortened it and done some light editing. I think it is a marvelous response, from “serious” Christians themselves, regarding that so-called “war on Christmas.” It’s a bit long, but enjoy:
Dear Children,
It has come to my attention that many of [...]
