June 2005

Blenders

June 1, 2005

Two cultures, one god Grace Episcopal Church honors Native American saint The Rev. James Knowles, of Oklahoma , dipped an eagle feather into a small pot of burning cedar Saturday and brushed the smoke toward worshippers gathered outside Syracuse 's Grace Episcopal Church. "It's just a way to recognize cleansing,"...Read more

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Goddess

June 1, 2005

Isis - The Queen of Heaven [Excerpts] “The Goddess has now emerged from the dark moon phase of a long-term lunar cycle at a time when humanity is collectively passing through a dark phase in the precessional age solar cycle. With the rebirth of the Goddess, we are being given...Read more

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Gay Education

June 1, 2005

Same-sex marriage and the school curriculum Legislators tell us that proponents of same-sex marriage, when asked if students have the right to believe that homosexuality is morally wrong, will universally say no, students do not have the right to that belief. The school, they say, is responsible for training students...Read more

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Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

June 1, 2005

Excerpted from ChristianityToday.com, April 8, 2005, “Thinking Straighter,” by James A. Beverley Antony Flew, one of the world's leading philosophers, has changed his mind about God. And he has agnostics worried . . . . Raised in a Christian home and son of a famous Methodist minister, Flew became an...Read more

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Preach the Word

June 1, 2005

From William MacDonald's devotional book, "One Day at a Time," available at www.thebereancall.org . "For the Word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword" ( Hebrews:4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the...Read more

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Morals

June 1, 2005

Is court a place for morals? (Excerpts) There's an even deeper divide in the American legal system than the separation between church and state. When the Colorado Supreme Court overturned Robert Harlan's death sentence last month, it showed once again just how uncomfortable the American legal system is in invoking...Read more

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Hymns

June 1, 2005

Hymns Make a Comeback With Top Artists The oldest Christian music may again become the hottest -- if the term "hot" can be applied to hymns, that is. Over the coming months, several Christian artists will release their versions of hymns. In the recent past, that's been a job for...Read more

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Finished

June 1, 2005

If the one sacrifice Christ made of Himself for sin was not enough to pay the full debt owed to God's justice -- and take us to heaven -- then what is? The Bible tells us clearly and repeatedly that Christ's death, burial, and resurrection were obtained for those who...Read more

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Forthcoming “Renovaré Spiritual Formation Bible” Perpetuates Original Deception

June 1, 2005

MAN SAYS: [with TBC comments in brackets] "A Narrative Passed Down" From the "Introduction to Genesis" by Agnes Norfleet, in the forthcoming "Renovaré Spiritual Formation Bible" edited by Richard Foster, Dallas Willard, Thomas Oden, Eugene Petersen, and Walter Brueggemann. The book is scheduled for a May release from Harper Collins,...Read more

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Dancing Jesuit

June 1, 2005

The Dancing Jesuit By Francis Gonsalves, S.J. (Excerpts) Chenni , India -- King David danced before the Ark of the Lord with all his might (2 Sam 6:14 ,16), and proclaimed, "I will make merry before the Lord" (v.21). Likewise, Indian Jesuit Fr. Saju George uses India 's ancient Bharatanatyam...Read more

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