January 2010 Blog Posts (12)

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GMP Sharon Watkins sermon Goldsboro NC from Rebecca Woods on…

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Added by Rebecca Woods on January 29, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

Stone-Campbell Ministry and Relief Work in Haiti

Originally published on IgneousQuill.com, 15 January 2010. Anyone who is familiar with how to give through Disciples-affiliated ministries is encouraged to comment with this information.

It has been eye-opening for me to learn over the past few days about how many international aid groups representing a wide range of perspectives and methods were already on the ground in Haiti when the magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck. There were medical… Continue

Added by Adam Gonnerman on January 25, 2010 at 12:50pm — 2 Comments

Editorial: An Uncertain Time . . . But It's NOT Over!

by The Rev. Linda Walling

Executive Director, Faithful Reform in Health Care

Senior Adviser on Health Care for the Disciples Center for Public Witness

Things really… Continue

Added by Ken Brooker Langston on January 20, 2010 at 8:01am — 1 Comment

Former Presidents Bush and Clinton Join President Obama to Aid Haiti

In a major effort to help the people of Haiti, the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund is announced at the White House. Disciples can give through Week of Compassion by clicking HERE.…

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Added by Ken Brooker Langston on January 19, 2010 at 7:00am — No Comments

King Day Blessings! (and speech by President Obama)

The Governors and the all volunteer Advocacy Team of The Disciples Center for Public Witness join many others within our denomination, across our nation, and around… Continue

Added by Ken Brooker Langston on January 18, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

Canadian Prime Minister and U.S. President Respond to Earthquake and Aftermath in Haiti

To read the remarks of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

Watch the remarks of U. S. President Barack Obama below, or read the transcript.…

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Added by Ken Brooker Langston on January 14, 2010 at 8:04am — No Comments

Celebrating the past, looking ahead

I came across a newspaper blog mentioning a Disciples congregation that will be celebrating its 175th anniversary this week. First Christian Church of Augusta, Georgia, where Intersection member Charlie Cochran is pastor, begins its celebration on Thursday with a visit from Glenn Carson of the Disciples of Christ Historical… Continue

Added by Rebecca Woods on January 13, 2010 at 8:28am — No Comments

The beauty of the six-word memoir - from the Christian Science Monitor

I get the CSM RSS feed and saw this headline: "The beauty of the six-word memoir." What will that be for CCDOC?

Christian Unity Is Worth Compromising Identity

Unity Movement of Informed Pragmatized Theology

Ecumenical Itch Faithfully Engaging God's Imagination

Added by Michael Davison on January 8, 2010 at 7:40pm — 2 Comments

Brit Hume to Tiger Woods: Forget Your Own Faith, Try Mine

Speaking about Tiger Woods on "Fox News Sunday" January 3, 2010, reporter Brit Hume observed that Mr. Woods’ recovery "depends on his faith." After telling his audience that Mr. Woods is a Buddhist, Hume said, "I don’t think that faith offers the kind of forgiveness and redemption that is offered by the Christian faith." Hume then addressed Woods… Continue

Added by Ken Brooker Langston on January 8, 2010 at 12:00am — No Comments

Online and In Real Life

NT Wright on Blogging/Social Media from Bill Kinnon on Vimeo.

Once again I find myself agreeing with Rev. Wright. Although his comments… Continue

Added by Adam Gonnerman on January 6, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

"Deliberating About God-Talk in Public"

“Deliberating About God-Talk in Public”

Review of Jonathan Chaplin, Talking God: The Legitimacy of Religious Public Reasoning, Theos, 2008.

In a democracy that deliberates about its policies, the role of religiously based argument in public life raises important issues of political philosophy and of democratic practice. In the U.S. the role that religion plays in public debate recently has focused on the religious biography of political candidates or the ability of… Continue

Added by Jess Hale on January 5, 2010 at 7:24pm — No Comments