Day: January 3, 2014

A Calvinist revival?

| Posted on January 3, 2014 |

Mark Oppenheimer writes that evangelicals are in the midst of a Calvinist revival.

Contraception challenge: “Little Sisters” have no case

| Posted on January 3, 2014 |

Even the lawyer for one of the groups, the Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged, admits that this lawsuit is about trying to weasel out of nothing more onerous than signing a piece of paper [certifying the exemption].

GOE Time Again

| Posted on January 3, 2014 |

It’s that stressful time of year again, when students preparing for ordination around the church gear up and take the General Ordination Exam–a multi-day, seven-part written exam covering seven different canonical areas of study.

Go Ahead, Be Angry

| Posted on January 3, 2014 |

Friday, January 3, 2014 – Week of Christmas 2, Year 2 [Go to Mission St Clare for an online version of the Daily Office including today’s scripture readings.] Today’s Readings for the Daily Office: Psalms 68 (morning) // 72 (evening) 1 Kings 19:9-18 Ephesians 4:17-32 John 6:15-27 There has been a lot of buzz about […]

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