Eternity remembers Max Champion – a leader of the Confessing Movement within the Uniting Church in Australia, who died last month – by reprinting an extract from his discussion of same-sex marriage and Gnosticism. The original, which described “Sacred Union Ceremonies”, is here. This paper from 2011 is…
Have you ever met a religious person? What was he/she like? Did you enjoy being around that person? Did you go out of your way to spend time with him/her? Or did you go out of your way to avoid that person? I, personally, have a real problem…
To protect themselves from spiritual danger and the ploys of the adversary, the first counselor in the Young Women general presidency encouraged students to actively put on and use the whole armor of God. “It is time to put on the full armor of God so we can…
Pencil Preaching for Tuesday, August 10 Aug 9, 2021 “Where I am, there also will my servant be” (John 12:26). 2 Cor 9:6-10; John 12:24-26 There aren’t many comedians among the saints, especially the martyrs, but St. Lawrence, a third century deacon executed under the emperor Valerian, comes…
Singer-songwriter Donna Lee is pictured in an undated photo at Studio West and Recording Arts Center in Rancho Bernardo, Calif. The San Diego-based musician, who last year marked 30 years in music ministry, recently wrote and recorded “Song of St. Joseph.” CNS photo/courtesy Studio West) Catholic singer-songwriter Donna…
By Rhonda Gould Community columnist Philippians 1:6 being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ. How do you feel when you’re going through it? Hard times, that is! Everyone has them. No one…
The Crowning of Aretha Franklin in Humanity As I sat in the movie theater for an early media screening of RESPECT, amongst a sea of empty seats and only four other journalists, I was intrigued by what I did not see in this film. Yes, we witnessed the…
If you buy something from a Polygon link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. For a character concept as inexplicable as “nearly indestructible man-shaped shark” King Shark is a character who works absurdly well without any explanation at all. But like all comic book…
Rev. Dr. George Hancock-StefanThis morning, I read Psalm 13 during my devotional time. It is one of those psalms which shows that the psalmists struggled with waiting for the answers of God as much as we do. Just listen to these words:How long, O Lord? Will you forget…
Pencil Preaching for Monday, August 9, 2021 Aug 8, 2021 “The LORD, your God, shall you fear, and him shall you serve” (Deuteronomy 10:20). Deut 10:12-22; Matt 17:22-27 Right before the Israelites crossed the Jordan into Canaan, Moses presented them with the code of conduct they were to…
