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Demolishing A Christmas Fixation

Charles Redfern | Posted 02.23.2012

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Charles Redfern

My thoughts turn to God, who chose to live as a human being, beginning as a baby. God did not merely appear human or become similar to a human. God was human, stripped of divinity's power.

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Birthing New Life in the Midst of Despair

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 02.20.2012

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Dr. Cara Barker

Our redemption comes from another direction. The first step is to look within, to recognize our own interior "Grinch thoughts" that act as a thief in the night. These self-critical, self-doubting beliefs end up robbing us of our birthright to live freely as we are.

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Who Was Mary Magdalene?

Bruce Chilton | Posted 09.21.2011

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Bruce Chilton

Mary Magdalene's three gifts of Spirit are her inheritance: dissolving what is impure or evil, offering ointment for sickness and discernment, and vision to perceive the spiritual truth of resurrection.

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My Other Calling? Coaching Jack and Luke

Jim Wallis | Posted 08.31.2011

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Jim Wallis

I know baseball well enough to teach and coach the kids, but the skills have never been my strength as a coach. Rather, I bring the qualities from the rest of my life as a speaker, preacher, and pastor to my Little League team.

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The Fall Of 'Mary'

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 06.20.2011

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Philip N. Cohen

For the first time in the history of the United States of America, the name Mary is not in the top 100 given to newborn girls.

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After Christmas, How Is God With Us?

Carol Howard Merritt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carol Howard Merritt

While Christians put decorations away, vacuum up the tinsel, and find places to put our new toys, I often wonder what it all means. After the pregnant longing, after the birth, how do we understand that God is with us?

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A Christmas Card From A Muslim Daughter

Kari Ansari | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kari Ansari

The fact that Muslims accept and believe in the virgin birth of Jesus has been a golden thread that links my childhood Christmas memories to my very fulfilling adult life as a Muslim.

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From St. Nicholas to Santacon

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Margie Goldsmith

Here's something you probably don't know about Christmas: there really was a St. Nicholas. If you're wondering why we hang up stockings, there's a story for that too.

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Bearing God: Advent from the Eyes of a Pregnant Pastor

Carol Howard Merritt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carol Howard Merritt

There was that morning I will never forget, when I stood in the sweet sanctuary. I was at the table before the bread and the wine, saying those ancient Words of Institution, when my belly began shifting around with those smooth oceanic movements.

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RELIGIOUS ART: Portraying Jesus and Mary: Picturing The Bible's Ethereal And Human Prophets

Michael Brenner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Brenner

Prophets are men of passion. They radiate great force. They fire the spirits of their followers. They are charismatic in the true sense. But there is no blaze in the eyes of the Jesus typically depicted in art.

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Newsweek Blew It

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Sigman

Given the vast pension, health care and unfulfilled subscription liabilities Newsweek carries, it's likely the magazine is headed for extinction.

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Avatar: An Anti-War Film Challenges Us to "Be All That You Can Be"

Anne Dilenschneider | Posted 11.17.2011

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Anne Dilenschneider

An avatar is a being of matchless integrity, and every culture has examples like Abraham, Moses, Miriam, Zoroaster, Rama, Krishna, Buddha, Jesus, Mary, Mohammed, Fatimah, Chief Joseph, Nan'yehi.

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Fun Down South in Charleston

Wendy Diamond | Posted 11.17.2011

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Wendy Diamond

If you ever wondered where the first American museum was built, where the U.S. Constitution was ratified or even where The Notebook was filmed, Charleston, South Carolina has got you covered!

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Christians: Send Your Jewish Friends "Thank You for Christmas" Greeting Cards

Katie Halper | Posted 11.17.2011

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Katie Halper

I would like to give birth to a new holiday tradition. Forget the happy Hanukkah cards. How about thank you notes?

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