That's the question that Out of Ur poses today: I’ve got a special treat for you to commemorate Independence Day—a preview of the summer issue of Leadership due out later this month. The issue focuses on the intersection of church ministry and politics (not an irrelevant subject this year). Here is a snippet featuring Charles …
Dennis McGuire at Tennessee Campmeeting
This week's podcast features G. Dennis McGuire, General Overseer of the Church of God, preaching at the Church of God Tennessee Campmeeting on Monday, 17 June 2008. The entire service is included. The opening soloist is Dr. Kim Alexander, Assistant Professor of Historical Theology at the Church of God Theological Seminary. I had an interesting exchange …
When Christian Ministers Bail Out on Marrying People
In the wake of California's mandating same sex civil marriages, some in that state are considering just that: Some clergy think churches should divorce themselves from the wedding business. The controversy over same-sex marriage – along with a growing sense that many couples who marry in churches never return – has prompted faith leaders to …
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The Endless Personal Conflict Between Anglican and Catholic
I get on a regular basis contacts from people who find themselves "betwixt and between" on their "Christian tradition." The reason for that is that they see that I'm "betwixt and between" myself! The most recent one comes from a woman who I'll answer while reproducing her email message: As an Anglican who is also …
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Indonesia: Today Ban Ahmadiyya. Tomorrow, Ban…
Most Christians have never heard of this Muslim sect, but in Indonesia they've got a target on their backs: A breakaway Islamic sect's struggle to survive has become a major test of tolerance for Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority country. Conservative, hardline Muslims are confronting moderates over the existence of Ahmadiyya, a 100-year-old minority sect …
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GAFCON: Where Everyone Raises Their Hands and Praises the Lord
David Virtue offers us a "photo gallery" of the end of the GAFCON meeting in Jerusalem, highlighting the final agreement the conservative Anglican gathering came to. But take a look at this photo after the signing: Pentecostals and Charismatics spend a lot of time emphasising how they raise their hands to praise the Lord--and how …
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Message of the Africans: It’s Our Communion Now
The message that GAFCON sent out is clear to some: In a revolutionary move bordering on schismatic, African archbishops unilaterally announced Sunday in Jerusalem that they have taken over the leadership of the Anglican Church from England and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams. Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Southern Cone, Uganda and West Africa and, later, …
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Iranian Firm to Build Hydroelectric Project in West Africa
The Iranian firm FARAB has recently been award a contract from the goverment of Mali (in west Africa) for the construction of a hydroelectric power plant at Kénié, 35 kilometres from the capital of Bamako. Construction is scheduled to begin in July 2008. The power plant will have a capacity of 35 MW, using Pelton …
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Geothermal Energy Can Certainly Help
The Telegraph's Catherine Elsworth wonders if geothermal energy can help drive down prices: Companies are being invited to lease the rights to explore geothermal resources beneath Mount Spurr, a snowcapped 11,070-foot volcano that most recently erupted in 1992 showering much of Anchorage with volcanic ash. The state Division of Oil and Gas hopes the lease …
Publix in Palm Beach: It’s Still the Event of the Season
Publix Market's plans to expand/replace the venerable Palm Beach store is testament to the fact that the original opening of the store was The Event of the Season, as I documented in a Christmas 2006 post. No doubt that Publix has a long way to go in satifying everyone before they start, but there's no doubt …
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