Lesson from Pope Francis: How to Frame Climate
What follows is an excerpt from Donna Schaper’s book I ♥ FRANCIS. In the book, Schaper...
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Our Deteriorating Space Environment: A Status Report
Stephen Hawking, the physicist and cosmologist, thinks it is a near certainty we will destroy our...
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The Many Paths that Lead to Creation Justice
“Diversity” was the key word for “Creation Justice Pathways in North Carolina,” the...
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Commentary: Lawmakers, Meet the Bible’s ‘Strangers, Widows and Orphans’
Good religion can be such a nuisance sometimes, especially for self-righteous lawmakers who prefer...
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Acts 2:26 “…therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; moreover my flesh will live in...
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Hechos 2:26 “Por eso se alegra mi corazón, y mi lengua canta llena de gozo. Todo mi ser vivirá...
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If you live in the Washington, D.C. metro area or have visited, you may have noticed the...
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The Climate March as an Easter Plot Twist
Easter has been described as one of the greatest plot twists of all time, and I have come to...
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The Cross, Revisited
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Psalm 31:9 (CEB) Have mercy on me, Lord, because I’m depressed. My vision fails because of my...
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Commentary: Accessible and Affordable Healthcare: It’s a Moral Imperative
"When Jesus came down from the hill, great crowds followed him. Then a man with a skin disease came...
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JPANet: April 2017 Newsletter
April Newsletter Getting to the Root of It We’ve asked our staff to help us unpack the complex...
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Salmos 31:9 (NVI) Tenme compasión, Señor, que estoy angustiado; el dolor está acabando con mis...
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Confronting Racism, Extreme Materialism, and Militarism
“We as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values … When machines and computers,...
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A German Reformed Leader with Many Gifts
As a young man, Henry Harbaugh worked as a carpenter, poet and teacher to earn money for...
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To Revolutionize the Church, Go Outdoors: An Interview with Stephen Blackmer
The homepage for the Church of the Woods website offers a compelling combination of warm invitation...
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Commentary: Republic of Fear
Increasingly, the land of the brave is becoming the republic of fear. The list of people the Trump...
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John 9: 25, 30-33 He replied, “Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t know. One thing I do...
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Commentary: That “Adorable” Special Interest Group
A move is afoot in certain sectors of our society to put a permanent muffler on a special interest...
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From the French Revolution, Inspiration for Churches Today?
Could church members meet their spiritual needs by adopting a practice that was common during the...
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