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Inspiration & Devotionals :: The Christian Secret
2007-11-03 09:00:00 Author: NewsFeeder Subject: The Christian Secret Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) Agnes Bojaxhiu, who died in 1997, was one of the most influential persons of her time. She was so, because she was so passionate about her beliefs that her life became an articulate expression of her faith. She loved life and so hated abortion; thus even when called to speak to a pre-dominantly American audience, she strongly criticized the policy. When asked to comment on her remarks, President Bill Clinton only noted, "Who can argue with a life so well-lived?" Yet, Agnes Bojaxhiu was privately racked by an emotional vacuum in her relationship with God. In some of her writings, published posthumously, she is quoted as saying: "The more I want [God], the less I am wanted." Sometime later she writes again, "Such deep longing for God--and... repulsed, empty, no faith, no love, no zeal. [The saving of] souls holds no attraction. Heaven means nothing. Pray for... More About: Inspiration
Inspiration & Devotionals :: A Faith that Works
2007-11-03 09:00:00 Author: NewsFeeder Subject: A Faith that Works Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) Called an "epistle of straw" by Protestant reformer, Martin Luther, the book of James often causes controversy and concern among Christians devoted to the Reformation principle, "salvation by grace alone." The controversy arises in passages like this: "What use is it, brothers and sisters, if a person says he has faith, but he has no works? Can that faith save him?" (James 2:14). Concern comes when James looks back to father Abraham to illustrate his argument for justifying works: "Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? You see that faith was working with his works, and as a result of the works, faith was perfected; and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, 'And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness,' and he was called the friend of God. You see that a man is jus... More About: Inspiration
Inspiration & Devotionals :: The Second Greatest
2007-11-03 09:00:00 Author: NewsFeeder Subject: The Second Greatest Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) Sam Harris is one of a recent band of atheists whose vitriolic rantings and button-pushing avowals seem to draw audiences like reality television. His observations are shouted angrily; his ideas are often inflammatory. His frustration with Christians is spouted with sarcasm, antagonism, and resentment. And something in his most recent work made me wonder how I might have contributed to it. In an open letter to American Christians, Harris begins, "Thousands of people have written to me to tell me that I am wrong not to believe in God. The most hostile of these communications have come from Christians. This is ironic, as Christians believe that no faith imparts the virtues of love and forgiveness more effectively than their own."(1) When one understands apologetics as a defense of the Christian faith, voices like Harris, who attack Christianity and its morality with fluent ho... More About: Inspiration
Prayer & Blessings :: Call To Prayer for Saturday, November 3, 2007
2007-11-03 09:00:00 Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Call To Prayer for Saturday , November 3, 2007Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) Lebanon: Pray the elected leader of the Republic of Lebanon promotes peace for the citizens and tranquil relations with neighboring states. Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble. Psalm 119:165 Read more... Source: Call To Prayer 24x7 Call To Prayer by International Bible Society_________________*The Post Above Was Automatically Inserted* Although we have thoroughly examined the source of this feed before approving it for automation, we are not responsible for any content from this feed source or their website. If you have any issues with the content of this post, please contact Patrick for a resolution. More About: Blessings
Inspiration & Devotionals :: How Then Shall We Live?
2007-11-03 09:00:00 Author: NewsFeeder Subject: How Then Shall We Live ?Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) As an undergraduate student, I was privileged to sit under an advisor for whom Christian ethics and its application were a vibrant passion. With his careful drawl and smiling eyes, my professor slowly and gladly brought me to an understanding of ethics that would not allow me to ever leave it, as I might have left a stuffy, uninteresting class. Ethics, for the Christian, is no more optional than the scriptures that tell us who we are. In one of Dr. Verhey's more recent works, he writes, "There is no Christian life that is not shaped somehow by Scripture. There is no Christian moral discernment that is not tied somehow to Scripture. There is no Christian ethic--no Christian medical ethic or sexual ethic or economic ethic or political ethic--that is not formed and informed somehow by Scripture."(1) Christian communities are communities who practice ethics on some real le... More About: Inspiration
Inspiration & Devotionals :: Cries of the Heart
2007-10-26 10:00:00 Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Cries of the Heart Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) Some time ago my wife, Margie, returned from an errand visibly shaken by a heartrending conversation she had experienced. She was about the very simple task of selecting a picture and a frame when a dialogue began with the owner of the shop. When Margie said that she would like a scene with children in it the woman quite casually asked if the people for whom the picture was being purchased had any children of their own. "No," replied my wife, "but that is not by their choice." There was a momentary pause. Suddenly, like a hydrant uncorked, a question burst with unveiled hostility from the other woman's lips: "Have you ever lost a child?" Margie was somewhat taken aback and immediately sensed that a terrible tragedy probably lurked behind the abrupt question. The conversation had obviously taken an unsettling turn. But even at that she was not prepared... More About: Inspiration , The Heart
Inspiration & Devotionals :: The Highest Apologetic
2007-10-26 10:00:00 Author: NewsFeeder Subject: The Highest ApologeticPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) Author John Stackhouse describes apologetics as the Christian work of commending the faith as much as it is about defending the faith, which is something we must do as the Christian community wherever we are--with one another, with every neighbor, with the world. Consequently, it is also something we do whether we realize we are doing or it not. In his sermon before the Areopagus, Paul commends the gospel with reason and rhetoric that would not have gone unrecognized. This is the "good news," he professed, and the "good life" depends on it. To the Athenian philosophers, he became all things to all hearers, for the sake of the gospel. "Since we are God's offspring," he said quoting an Athenian poet, "we ought not to think that the deity is like gold, or silver, or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of mortals" (Acts 17:29). ... More About: Inspiration , Polo
Inspiration & Devotionals :: Keeping Secrets
2007-10-26 10:00:00 Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Keeping Secrets Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) They huddled together with their hands cupped over their mouths and ears. I stood far enough away that I could see them whispering, but I couldn't hear what they were saying. My friends were telling secrets, and even though I couldn't hear what they were saying, their askance glances yelled out loud that they were talking about me. I'm sure you've had similar experiences: hushed whispers from the office next door, people suddenly becoming quiet when you come near, memories from childhood of school-yard whisper-sessions between you and your best friend about your ex-best friend, or scenes of whispering classmates pointing and laughing in your direction. Telling secrets can be painful when you aren't in on the game. On the other hand, haven't you also experienced the joy of surprise as a result of the whispering? Perhaps those two friends in the next office wer... More About: Inspiration
Inspiration & Devotionals :: Obstacles, Enemies, and Neighbors
2007-10-26 10:00:00 Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Obstacles, Enemies , and Neighbors Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) When I was a student fielding attacks on the Bible or the logic of Christianity, feeling threatened by the claims of other religions, or merely finding myself alone in the dark night of my own doubt, the discovery of apologetics was like the discovery of a good friend or a warm blanket. It is infinitely comforting to discover a God who can handle tough inquiry. It is more than assuring to realize the truth is not contingent on my making sense of it. And while it is good to discover that we can ask questions and be asked questions without feeling like the tower of faith will come crashing down, apologetics is so much more than a tool for the fearful. While reading the other day, I happened upon something that alluded to the "Christian arsenal"--those items, ideas, and arguments that help Christians face a hostile world with certainty. Among other things, the auth... More About: Inspiration
Inspiration & Devotionals :: Broken Vessels
2007-10-26 10:00:00 Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Broken VesselsPosted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) During the famine Elijah predicted, when there was neither dew nor rain, God sent the prophet to a brook where he found food to eat and water to drink. But some time later the brook dried up. Life is full of jagged parts and rough edges. It was such a thought that C.S. Lewis had in mind when he noted that the only kind of furniture on which we never stub our toes or bang our knees is the furniture in our dreams. Life is inherently marked by pointed needs and palpable fears, waters that dry up, and days marked more by the scarcity of hope than any last dwindling comfort. In the story told in 1 Kings 17, God sends Elijah from the desiccated brook and tells him to go at once to Zarephath of Sidon and find the widow who has been instructed to care for him. The famine was still spread throughout the land; hope, like the brook, was running dry, and Elijah had no means to live. The sto... More About: Inspiration
Inspiration & Devotionals :: The Truth Will Set You Free?
2007-10-26 10:00:00 Author: NewsFeeder Subject: The Truth Will Set You Free ?Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) One of my professors divided the class into groups of five and asked us to decide which of the following three individuals had the most freedom: (1) A person who is not able to sin, (2) A person who is both able to sin and able not to sin, and (3) A person who is not able not to sin. Less than five minutes into the discussion, my group had concluded that the person who was both able to sin and able not to sin (person #2) had the most freedom. We correctly eliminated option #3 since a person who cannot help but sin is really in bondage. But the unanimity of the decision and the ease with which it was arrived at caused us to suspect that something was wrong. Why would we be asked to "discuss" such a "simple" question in a graduate seminar? We had made two serious errors in our deliberation: we did not take into account the biblical meaning of "fre... More About: Inspiration , Ruth , The Truth
Prayer & Blessings :: Call To Prayer for Friday, October 26, 2007
2007-10-26 10:00:00 Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Call To Prayer for Friday , October 26, 2007Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) Our Books of the Bible equips people for more and better Bible reading through its relatively novel and effective format. Pray people listen to God speaking through His Word. Listen, you heavens, and I will speak; hear, you earth, the words of my mouth. Deuteronomy 32:1 Read more... Source: Call To Prayer 24x7 Call To Prayer by International Bible Society_________________*The Post Above Was Automatically Inserted* Although we have thoroughly examined the source of this feed before approving it for automation, we are not responsible for any content from this feed source or their website. If you have any issues with the content of this post, please contact Patrick for a resolution. More About: Blessings
Inspiration & Devotionals :: Daily Manna from the Net for Friday, October
2007-10-26 10:00:00 Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Daily Manna from the Net for Friday , October 26, 2007 [Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them. For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people. Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I am full of joy over you; but I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil. Romans 16:17-19 NIV Listen (MP3) Read more... Source: Daily Manna from the Net [NIV] Daily Scripture reading by International Bible Society_________________*The Post Above Was Automatically Inserted* Although we have thoroughly examined the source of this feed before approving it for automation, we are not responsible for any content from this feed source or their website. If you have ... More About: Inspiration
Inspiration & Devotionals :: The Really Real
2007-10-17 10:00:00 Author: NewsFeeder Subject: The Real ly RealPosted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) Someone asked me recently to describe how I see God, what I envision, whom I perceive, and how I imagine God reacts when I fail and when I succeed. As I tried to put these mammoth ideas into words, I found it was helpful to speak aloud the praises of God's character. It was also helpful to see again the places where my own experiences have shaped my understanding, as well as the places where I might unjustly project upon God things that do not belong there. The Gospel of John recounts the story of a man confronted with the responsibility to grapple with his perception of Christ. John 4:43-54 tells of a certain royal official whose son was ill and only hours away from death. This man had heard that Jesus had arrived in a town nearby, so he left his son's side and went to the place where Jesus was teaching. There, he begged Jesus to come back with him to Capernaum and heal his son... More About: Inspiration , Ally
Inspiration & Devotionals :: Apologetics in Athens
2007-10-17 10:00:00 Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Apologetics in Athens Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) On my way to Jerusalem, I went through Athens, though, at the time, I failed to notice the metaphor. I was a student traveling to Jerusalem for a semester of study; the 36 hour layover in Athens only seemed to be standing in the way. Like Tertullian, I wanted to get on with things, and really, "What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?" In fact, Christians have been arguing over this question almost as long as students have been missing truth and life though it stares them in the face. While I was in my hotel room eating Salisbury steak and dreaming of the holy land, I missed (among other things) ancient Corinth, Thessalonica, and the Areopagus, all places where the very icon of philosophy and secular learning collided with Jerusalem itself, the symbol of religious thought and commitment. The apostle Paul came to the city of Athens by way of trouble in Berea and opposition in T... More About: Inspiration , Polo , Then
Inspiration & Devotionals :: Journeying Towards Life
2007-10-17 10:00:00 Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Journeying Towards Life Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) Over the course of two and a half years in ministry, I witnessed the deaths of 15 people. Fifteen parishioner-friends passed from my sight while I served and lived among them. Watching church members struggle with various illnesses and succumb to death challenged me in ways I could have never expected. Up until this point, I had only lost one set of grandparents. Yet, during this brief time it often seemed a day didn't go by when I was not receiving news of another hospitalization, another life-threatening illness, or yet another death. Despite the many emotional, physical, and spiritual challenges I faced during this time of ministry, I was also given incredible gifts. Journeying with someone you love through the dying process reminds you of your own mortality and finitude. This journey provides an opportunity to deepen your emotional reservoirs, to grow your physical fortitu... More About: Inspiration
Prayer & Blessings :: Call To Prayer for Wednesday, October 17, 2007
2007-10-17 10:00:00 Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Call To Prayer for Wednesday , October 17, 2007Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) Pray for the widest possible distribution of our recently completed Thai Bible so people may understand God's instruction and follow His path. I instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. Proverbs 4:11 Read more... Source: Call To Prayer 24x7 Call To Prayer by International Bible Society_________________*The Post Above Was Automatically Inserted* Although we have thoroughly examined the source of this feed before approving it for automation, we are not responsible for any content from this feed source or their website. If you have any issues with the content of this post, please contact Patrick for a resolution. More About: Blessings
Inspiration & Devotionals :: Daily Manna from the Net for Wednesday, Octob
2007-10-17 10:00:00 Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Daily Manna from the Net for Wednesday , October 17, 2007Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse, who leave the straight paths to walk in dark ways, who delight in doing wrong and rejoice in the perverseness of evil, whose paths are crooked and who are devious in their ways. Proverbs 2:12-15 NIV Listen (MP3) Read more... Source: Daily Manna from the Net [NIV] Daily Scripture reading by International Bible Society_________________*The Post Above Was Automatically Inserted* Although we have thoroughly examined the source of this feed before approving it for automation, we are not responsible for any content from this feed source or their website. If you have any issues with the content of this post, please contact Patrick for a resolution. More About: Inspiration
Websites & Software :: Free Bible Explorer 4.0
2007-10-15 03:11:00 Author: Julia Subject: Free Bible Explorer 4.0Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:11 pm (GMT -4) I recently discovered Bible Explorer and it is great. I can't believe how many books and Bibles that I can get for free. I really like the ESV and you can get it for free as well as Talking Strong's Greek and Hebrew Dictionary a tons of commentaries and much more. www.bible-explorer.com[/url] More About: Software , Websites
The Old Testament :: RE: Dinosaurs in the Bible
2007-10-15 03:08:00 Author: Julia Subject: Thanks!Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:08 pm (GMT -4) Eric- Thanks for all that info, I'll definitely check into it. Julia More About: Bible , Testament , The Bible , Old Testament , Dino
Inspiration & Devotionals :: Second Naïveté
2007-10-14 10:00:00 Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Second NaïvetéPosted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) Naïve is generally a description we do not hold proudly. When Jane Austen describes Lydia as the naïve youngest of the Bennet daughters, it is not intended as a compliment: "Lydia was Lydia still; untamed, unabashed, wild, noisy, and fearless."(1) We are prone to see naïveté in its unflattering light, not wanting the description to make the shortlist of our character traits (unless perhaps we are under the age of ten). But though we are largely familiar with the unfavorable definition, the word in its original context is not so narrowly characterized. In fact, the word naïve is derived from the Latin word "natural," a word which remains a synonym many would not recognize. True naïveté can thus describe one who shows absence of artificiality or unaffected simplicity of nature, one who has no hidden agendas or duplicitous motives. At this... More About: Inspiration
Inspiration & Devotionals :: Approaching Fact, Applying Faith
2007-10-14 10:00:00 Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Approaching Fact , Applying Faith Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) On the long walk up the steep hill of the historic castle in Marburg, Germany, nostalgia throbbed through every vein. If only the stones could speak and resonate with the voices that held forth within those confines--what rapture that would provide! Within the rooms of that castle a memorable meeting was held in October of 1529 at which a handful of men, principally Luther and Zwingli, were present. What occasioned that auspicious gathering, and why were the emotions so intense as the moods swung from castigating outbursts to heartfelt apologies? The question before them was one of consolidating their theological convictions and of presenting a unified platform on what they believed and why they believed it. We read in the summation of those proceedings that of the fifteen points under debate they agreed on fourteen but with great anguish disagreed on the fifteenth. The iss... More About: Inspiration
Inspiration & Devotionals :: Many-Splendored Sight
2007-10-14 10:00:00 Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Many-Splendored Sight Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) Flannery O'Connor could not explain her fascination with peacocks. But she loved them. In fact, the southern writer of short stories lived on a farm where she raised some 100 of them. She adopted her first peacock at the age of 25, around the time she was diagnosed with a debilitating disease, and she could not stop looking at him. It was for her a sign of grace, and an image that silenced her. In an essay focusing on her fascination, she describes the bird's transfiguration from fledgling to finery. "[T]he peacock starts life with an inauspicious appearance....the color of those large objectionable moths that flutter about light bulbs on summer nights." But after two years, when the bird has fully attained its pattern, "for the rest of his life this chicken will act as if he designed it himself... With his tail spread, he inspires a range of emotions, but I ha... More About: Inspiration
Inspiration & Devotionals :: The End of Atheism
2007-10-14 10:00:00 Author: NewsFeeder Subject: The End of Atheism Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) Recently, a rash of fundamentalist atheists has become a publishing phenomenon. Touting that God is a delusion, destructive to human life and civilization, and heralding the end of faith, these authors see only positive results at the end of atheism. Reason and rationality will conquer any "zealous" adherence or devotion to a transcendent God. It's fairly easy to identify with the concerns that motivate these authors towards atheism. Like them, I grieve over the violence perpetrated in the world in the name of God and religion. I can understand how Mother Teresa would poignantly wonder about God's presence with her in the suffering wasteland of Calcutta. And certainly, I, like many others, have had life experiences that raise questions concerning God's involvement in my life, and God's love toward me. I can understand the despair-filled temptation towards ... More About: Inspiration
Prayer & Blessings :: Call To Prayer for Sunday, October 14, 2007
2007-10-14 10:00:00 Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Call To Prayer for Sunday , October 14, 2007Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) Pray that JESUS--The Story of His Life Gospel of Mark workbooks in 10 different language editions lead students in India to spiritual truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. 3 John 1:4 Read more... Source: Call To Prayer 24x7 Call To Prayer by International Bible Society_________________*The Post Above Was Automatically Inserted* Although we have thoroughly examined the source of this feed before approving it for automation, we are not responsible for any content from this feed source or their website. If you have any issues with the content of this post, please contact Patrick for a resolution. More About: Blessings
Inspiration & Devotionals :: Daily Manna from the Net for Sunday, October
2007-10-14 10:00:00 Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Daily Manna from the Net for Sunday , October 14, 2007 [Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, 'The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.' The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD. Lamentations 3:22-26 NIV Read more... Source: Daily Manna from the Net [NIV] Daily Scripture reading by International Bible Society_________________*The Post Above Was Automatically Inserted* Although we have thoroughly examined the source of this feed before approving it for automation, we are not responsible for any content from this feed source or their website. If you have any issues with the content of this post, please contact Patrick for a resolution. More About: Inspiration
News & Current Events :: Thomas Nelson Publishes First Green Bible
2007-10-05 23:48:00 Author: Eric Subject: Thomas Nelson Publishes First Green Bible Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:48 pm (GMT -4) Thomas Nelson Publishes First Green Bible Kimberly Maul Thomas Nelson will publish the world's first eco-friendly Bible later this month. The Charles F. Stanley Life Principles Daily Bible will be certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and production will flow from a FSC-certified forest through a paper manufacturer and printer that have FSC chain-of-custody certification. "Our team is excited to be taking some important steps forward in protecting the resources God has given us," said Michael S. Hyatt, president and CEO of Thomas Nelson, Inc. "Outside of offering eco-friendly products, we are striving to make efforts to implement 'green' practices in our daily activities and have created an internal environmental task force to see this through." The Bible will contain recycled fiber and was developed along with Domtar, a paper manufa... More About: News , Events , Current Events , Current
News & Current Events :: Volunteers Come to Help Aid Organization for Minis
2007-10-05 23:45:00 Author: Eric Subject: Volunteers Come to Help Aid Organization for MinistryPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:45 pm (GMT -4) Volunteers Country-Wide Come to Help Aid Organization for Ministry USA (MNN) ― As fall begins, Global Aid Network looks forward to seeing volunteers come to Lancaster, Pennsylvania to give them a hand. Every October, GAiN invites families from all over the country to join them with packaging. "We have families, we have elderly people, and, in fact, we say anyone from 5 to 95 is welcome. We're a bit unique in that we encourage families to come in and pack up our humanitarian aid," said Phil Liller. They usually get between five and seven thousand volunteers from around the country during the week and half to two weeks of the project. This year GAiN volunteers will be creating and packing Gospel bears, necklaces, aprons, seed packets, school supplies and clothing. The supplies are then taken on future mission trips where they essent... More About: News , Events , Current Events , Current
News & Current Events :: Filipino Church Prepares International Workers for
2007-10-05 23:43:00 Author: Eric Subject: Filipino Church Prepares International Workers for OutreachPosted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:43 pm (GMT -4) The Filipino Church Prepares International Workers for Outreach Philippines (MNN) ― 200 million Christians suffer for their faith each year around the world. According to Open Doors World Watch list, the top nations responsible for persecuting Christians include: North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Somalia and Maldives. All of these nations refuse to let missionaries into their countries. However, Christians from the Philippines are having an impact in countries just like them. Jim Latzko with the Association of Baptist for World Evangelism says Filipino Christians are very effective in cross-cultural outreach. "Living in the Philippines, they're just a very short very inexpensive flight away from some major population centers in the east. Also, because of the economic situation in the Philippines, there are 2,000 Filipinos who leave the Philipp... More About: News , Events
News & Current Events :: Are Churches Replacing Theology with Ecology?
More articles from this author:2007-10-05 12:23:00 Author: Eric Subject: Are Churches Replacing Theology with Ecology ?Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 6:23 am (GMT -4) Are Churches Replacing Theology with Ecology? Michelle Vu Are too many churches these days more concerned about saving the earth than saving souls? A British sociologist and a prominent American theologian are among those who might say so. Frank Furedi, who teaches at the University of Kent in the United Kingdom, suggested that churches have replaced theology with ecology, using ecological virtues as a platform to assert their authority in society. “In recent years, some in the church have sought to gain the public’s ear through the greening of traditional doctrines, and Christ the Savior is fast becoming Christ the environmental activist,” wrote Furedi in a recent article that appeared in the independent online publication Spiked. “Western society is continually in search of rituals and symbols through which moral probity can be affirmed,” he continued. “It ... More About: News , Events 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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