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Invoking The Power From Within During the Season of Advent

Posted on January 5, 2015January 4, 2015 by David Joslin

Patience is not a quality that I demonstrate very well, but I can respect the holy merit of patient waiting. Advent is the season where Christians wait, long, and prepare for the birth of their Messi... Read More

Faith, Sex and Religious Liberty

Posted on February 21, 2013February 20, 2013 by Aaron Stauffer

Bill Keller’s Sunday New York Times column, “The Conscience of a Corporation,” gets to the heart of the current fuss between Hobby Lobby and the Obama Care provision that employers of 50 people ... Read More

An Essay on Love, Democracy, and Personality

Posted on January 31, 2013February 1, 2013 by Aaron Stauffer

If I am finally honest, I admit I am unhappy. I am uncomfortable with the way things are currently in my life. And I rise every day to a simple task of reform: removing brick by unhappy brick, those f... Read More

The Ballot as Daily Bread: Voting No on Voter ID

Posted on November 5, 2012November 4, 2012 by Andrew Twiton

Every Sunday, right before we receive Holy Communion, I pray the Lord’s Prayer with my church. In general, I think it’s hard to pray in a humble and honest way during an antagonisti... Read More

The Minutemen and the Iceberg

Posted on September 28, 2012 by David Fisher

I was walking through downtown Boston in late August, and passed a group of men dressed as Minutemen, as Revolutionary soldiers. This is a common sight during the tourist season, in the birthplace of ... Read More

Egypt, Revolution, and Faith: Is Self-Determination a Sin?

Posted on February 6, 2011February 6, 2011 by Joshua Ratner

Like many, I have been riveted by the protests taking place in Egypt over the past week. I have been glued to TV, radio, and internet coverage of the demonstrations taking place in Cairo, Alexandria... Read More