Learning from and knowing about the early church is not the same as imitating the early church. Krista Dalton thinks about our relationship with Scripture, particularly the communities behind them. Were they recording an ideal past or imaging an ideal future?
Day: June 7, 2013
How the church creates atheists
When Larry Alex Taunton interviewed college nonbelievers about how and why they left religion, he discovered how it was the churches that drove young people to unbelief.
Remembering Medgar Evers on the 50th anniversary of his death
Four Episcopal churches in Jackson, Mississippi will come together for their annual “Liturgy of Racial Reconciliation Commemorating the Life and Legacy of Medgar Wiley Evers.”
Religious presence in LGBT rights more prominent
The Washington Post notes that while the annual gay pride parade and festival is now something of a fixture in the District, one thing has changed: the visible and active presence of religious groups.
Stewardship
Stewardship is a spiritual issue. What we do with what we get is important.
God has blessed us. Our thankful return of the first fruits is a grateful acknowledgment to God that God is the source of our wealth and blessing. And God has made us responsible for the welfare of our neighbor, especially the poor and vulnerable.