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The future is here, kids. A novel is no longer limited to printed words on paper. We have the technology! In addition to the old-fashioned book, a novel can include rock and roll music, film, and even a youtube playlist. Almost like a Sunday service at your local mega-church.
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So many books cross my desk during the course of a year. Some are review copies send by the publisher, others that pique my interest are purchased outright. I read when I can, but inevitably what happens is the stack of unread books grows by the month.
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News from the Middle East, involving Christian/Muslim relations, is rarely positive. Surely there is good news to report, but we hardly ever hear it. So when I read about the Christian and Muslim solidarity displayed in Egypt on Christmas eve, I couldn’t help but become overwhelmed with positive emotion.
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We received a submission from Anthony Morley, a self-professed computer nerd and lover of Christ. He presents an amusing perspective–comparing Christians to “spam infested computers”– that only a computer nerd and lover of Christ could give.
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The founding fathers’ purposes were clear. They had no intention to found the country according to Christian doctrines.
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The religious conservative criticize same-sex marriage, saying it violates the biblical definition of marriage. They are wrong, and here’s why.
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Mega-churches are big business, no question about it. But, how does one go about building a church with thousands of members? Here are tips straight from the pastors of the 10 largest mega-churches in America.
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This 10 year old child has a bright future as the pastor of a mega-church. Either that or he’ll become an atheist. I don’t know whether to smile or cringe.
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Exercising one’s first amendment right to freedom of religion can be a tricky thing…especially when your form of worship consists of lighting up a joint in the name of God. Just ask Norman Hutchinson of Mexico, Maine.
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If Jesus were walking the earth today, you have to believe that Jack Black nailed how the son of God would react to the whole Prop 8 silliness. “Prop 8 – The Musical” starring Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and many more… by Jack Black
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When the monks of Heilegendreuz Abbey in Austria signed a recording contract with Universal Records, many had concerns about how their sacred chants would be marketed. Some of the younger men of the abbey worried that they would be portrayed as a “boy group”. A boy group? Yeah a boy group. While the monks say [...]
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"You say that to eat pure things is a cause of religious merit, but the wild beasts and the children of poverty ever feed on these fruits and medicinal herbs; these then ought to gain much religious merit."
