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Bishop Mark Hanson Article

September 13, 2011

Bishop Mark Hanson: Ready to be Moved by the Spirit

Bishop Mark Hanson (ELCA)

I am hopeful because we are a church whose unity is in Jesus who gathers us around word and water, wine and bread. Worship was at the center of each day with Bible study among small groups of prayer partners.
The Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow Article

September 12, 2011

The Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow: Applauding Executions: Is That Christian?

The Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow (PCUSA)

Bruce Reyes-Chow on the audience response regarding Gov. Rick Perry's executions: "I simply believe that no matter the circumstance, it is never justified to applaud at the death of another human being. Period."
The Rev. Dr. Jamie Jenkins Article

September 12, 2011

Dr. Jamie Jenkins: Pain, Suffering, and Loss Are Part of Life

The Rev. Dr. Jamie Jenkins (UMC)

While I remember and mourn the events of 9-11-2001, September 11 is a very important day in my family for a very different reason. That day marks the birthday of our first born child.
The Rev. Paul Raushenbush Article

September 11, 2011

Paul Raushenbush: 9/11 Anniversary: Finding Hope & Healing at Ground Zero (Video)

The Rev. Paul Raushenbush (ABCUSA)

On the anniversary of 9/11, Paul Raushenbush, HuffPost Religion editor, went to St. Paul's Chapel at Ground Zero to talk with clergy and lay people about where they find hope and healing ten years later.
The Rev. Dr. John Philip Newell Article

September 10, 2011

John Philip Newell: 9/11 Prayers Connecting Distant Shores

The Rev. Dr. John Philip Newell (other)

In a meditation for ReadtheSpirit.com, John Philip Newell writes: "I have a very definite sense that, at this point 10 years down the road from 9/11, we are being called to remember a tragic moment—and to recognize that we are part of a turning movement in the world."
The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori Article

September 09, 2011

The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori: 9/11 Ten Years Later: A Call for Reflection

The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori (TEC)

Calling the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks “an opportunity for reflection,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori notes that the Church “continues to work for healing and reconciliation.”
The Rev. Paul Raushenbush Article

September 08, 2011

Paul B. Raushenbush: Ten Years after 9/11, Has Religion United or Divided Us?

The Rev. Paul Raushenbush (ABCUSA)

Two religious responses from the days immediately following the attacks of 9/11 demonstrate how religion has been both a divisive and unifying force in America over the last ten years.
The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto Article

September 08, 2011

Dr. Eric Barreto: Preaching and Ethnic Diversity

The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto (CBF)

I would argue the dream of a "post-racial" society is ultimately empty. Such hopes emerge from a positive aspiration that we might move toward a society in which racial and ethnic prejudice is no longer granted a divisive and destructive force among us. However, our differences linger on for better or for worse.
The Rev. Dr. Thomas Lane Butts Article

September 08, 2011

Dr. Thomas Lane Butts: Enjoy the Children

The Rev. Dr. Thomas Lane Butts (UMC)

Children tend to speak the unvarnished truth as they see it -- most of the time. Obfuscation and lying are learned, and adults are the teachers. Children are comfortable with saying what they think and feel, but sometimes their honesty makes us uncomfortable.
ON Scripture Article

September 07, 2011

ON Scripture: Barbara Lundblad on Exod. 14:19-31

ON Scripture

We haven’t had any clear victories to sing about since September 11, 2001. The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were ambiguous from the start and drag on to this day. Thousands have been killed, both soldiers and civilians. While many cheered the death of Osama bin Laden, his death has not turned sorrow into joy or filled an empty place at the table. What song shall we sing now?