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Tag: Faith

Give Meaning to What is Positive, Not to What is Negative

Give Meaning to What is Positive, Not to What is Negative

Posted on March 13, 2011March 15, 2011 by Karen Leslie Hernandez
I can say with complete honesty that I am not mean. In fact, I haven’t a mean bone in my body. So, why then, do I sometimes do mean things? Why do I sometimes surround myself with negative thoughts ... Read More
Forming Faith for 2020 and Beyond

Forming Faith for 2020 and Beyond

Posted on March 4, 2011March 4, 2011 by Congregational Resource Guide
by Tim Shapiro What will faith formation look like in the year 2020? That is the question that John Roberto poses and answers in his book Faith Formation 2020. Actually, Roberto’s question is someth... Read More
Evangelicals and Muslims Loving God, Each Other, and the World Together?

Evangelicals and Muslims Loving God, Each Other, and the World Together?

Posted on February 24, 2011February 25, 2011 by Ben DeVan
Is conflict inevitable? Fighting and fighting words aside, relations between Evangelicals and Muslims are far from uniform.... Read More
The Hazards of Following God’s Call: Keep the Hard Hat Close—You’ll Need it

The Hazards of Following God’s Call: Keep the Hard Hat Close—You’ll Need it

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Karen Leslie Hernandez
Do you ever feel like you are on the right road, that you are making the right choice, and then, BAM! –  you realize, you’re not?  Yes, that just happened to me, again.  I was hoping for a trav... Read More
Egypt, Revolution, and Faith: Is Self-Determination a Sin?

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
Pro-homosexuality and anti-homosexuality religious believers together against gay-related bullying?

Pro-homosexuality and anti-homosexuality religious believers together against gay-related bullying?

Posted on February 1, 2011March 5, 2011 by Ben DeVan
In light of several high profile cases of gay related bullying, this essay may disgruntle -- at least a little -- almost everyone who reads it.... Read More
In Memory of David Kato: An Evangelical Response to Anti-Homosexuality in Uganda

In Memory of David Kato: An Evangelical Response to Anti-Homosexuality in Uganda

Posted on January 30, 2011March 5, 2011 by Sara Williams Staley
Four days ago, David Kato was brutally murdered in Mukono, a town about 13 miles east of Uganda’s capital city of Kampala.  He was one of Uganda’s leading gay rights activists.  Inspired by the ... Read More
Role of the Rabbi in Climate Change

Role of the Rabbi in Climate Change

Posted on January 27, 2011January 27, 2011 by Adina Allen
The role of the spiritual leader in the age of climate change: Re-imagining how to live on Earth in ways that honor the web of life, each other and future generations. This is the title of the seven d... Read More
Respecting the Faithful, Respecting Faith – Part 1: Strength in the Face of Despair

Respecting the Faithful, Respecting Faith – Part 1: Strength in the Face of Despair

Posted on January 23, 2011January 23, 2011 by James Croft
In January 1956, Martin Luther King was in despair. His decisions as a civil rights leader in Montgomery, Alabama were being questioned, even by former supporters. He had been receiving anonymous deat... Read More
Faith and Leadership in a Fragmented World – Can Atheists embrace Religious Pluralism?

Faith and Leadership in a Fragmented World – Can Atheists embrace Religious Pluralism?

Posted on January 16, 2011January 18, 2011 by James Croft
"I have come here tonight as an American who, like all Americans, kneels to pray with you today, and will stand by you tomorrow... Scripture tells us that there is evil in the world, and that terrible... Read More
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