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De Profundis: Lament In Worship, Karen Demol

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"If we come into God’s presence as whole persons, we come burdened with illness, grief, and confusion as well as with joy; with regrets and sorrows as well as with thanksgiving."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­honest faith from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/de-profundis-lament-in-worship/

Propers 6 (Pentecost 4) Series B 2018, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the Propers Six, Series B and offers ideas for proclamation and preaching.

Interpreting Scripture Through Mystery, Doubt, And Ancient Lit: A Review Of "Inspired", Kayt E. Frisch

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"In her new book, Inspired, popular blogger Rachel Held Evans engagingly wrestles in reconciling the difficult passages in the Old Testament with the overarching message of the Bible."

Posting about the book Inspired from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/interpreting-scripture-through-mystery-doubt-ancient-lit-a-review-of-inspired/

Work And Rest: Cultural Lessons From A Semester Abroad, Sam Roskamp

Staff Work

"I sometimes wonder what the cost of the U.S. work culture has been. Have we become so fueled by work, success, busy schedules, and growth that we even created the phrase, 'time is money'?"

Posting about learning from other cultures from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/be-still/

Disintegrating Worldviews And The Future Of Catholic Education: Addressing The Deep Roots Of Catholic Disaffiliation, Patrick R. Manning

Journal of Catholic Education

Catholic schools in this country continue to struggle with declining enrollment just as the wider American Church continues to struggle with rampant disaffiliation. While some Catholic educators have generated creative solutions to keep their schools afloat, the long-term viability of U.S. Catholic education will require understanding the deep roots of current disaffiliation trends in the gradual fading of the Christian worldview from Westerners’ imaginations. This article addresses this issue by interpreting sociological data about the faith lives of Catholics and Americans in general through the lens of contemporary research on secularization. Working from these interpretive insights, the author suggests concrete …

The Fortnite Phenomenon: Should Christians Be Wary? (Part Ii), Donald Roth

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"Video games should be viewed as providing teachable moments rather than dangerous temptations."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­parental responsibility in managing children's leisure activities from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/the-fortnite-phenomenon-should-christians-be-wary-part-ii/

Propers 5 (Pentecost 3) Series B 2018, Phillip L. Brandt

Sunday's Sermon

This PDF comments on the Propers Five, Series B and offers ideas for proclamation and preaching.

Loving Our Neighbors: A Review Of "The Gospel Comes With A House Key", Emily Rowe

Staff Work

"Have we authentically shared the gospel in ways that people can hear, see, touch, and taste? Has 'loving our neighbors' been genuinely, substantially, and sacrificially practiced?"

Posting about the book The Gospel Comes with a House Key: Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/loving-our-neighbors-a-review-of-the-gospel-comes-with-a-house-key/

Do Bakers Have To Bake Cakes For Same-Sex Weddings?, Donald Roth

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"As to the underlying issue of whether wedding cakes are something that the government can compel a baker to bake for same-sex couples, well, the jury is still out."

Posting about a recent ruling from the Supreme Court regarding free expression vs. public accommodation from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/do-bakers-have-to-bake-cakes-for-same-sex-weddings/

Charismatic Renewal And Miracular Sensitivity At A Catholic Marian Apparition Site In Poland, Konrad Siekierski

Journal of Global Catholicism

Almost 70 years after the Mother of God appeared in a series of visions at the pastures near the village of Mazury in south-eastern Poland, this ‘abundant event’, in Robert Orsi’s terms, still attracts the attention of Polish Catholics. Drawing on my research on the recent revival of the apparition site in Mazury, I examine the current penetration of Polish Catholicism by the charismatic movement. As I discuss it, this trend reinvigorates, but also reshapes, what Andrzej Hemka and Jacek Olędzki call the ‘miracular sensitivity’ of Polish believers, traditionally dominated by Marian devotion.

Religious Imageries Of Pilgrims From Przeworsk: Making Pilgrimage To The Shrine Of Our Lady Of Consolation At Jodłówka, Magdalena Lubanska

Journal of Global Catholicism

My paper will provide an account of the religious imageries (T. Csordas) and practices of Catholic devotees from the Basilica of the Holy Spirit with whom I made pilgrimage on foot to the Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation at Jodłówka in August 2017. My account positions those imaginaries and practices within a broader contextual spectrum in order to move beyond events or conversations which were directly connected with the pilgrimage. To gain a better understanding of the religious needs of the pilgrims I spent time with some of them afterwards. Among other things, I attended masses involving healing services …

Forgive, Forget Or Feign: Everyday Diplomacy In Local Communities Of Polish Subcarpathia, Iuliia Buyskykh

Journal of Global Catholicism

The paper is based on my ethnographic fieldwork in Przemyśl, Poland and several surrounding villages in 2015-2017. While conducting my research on a set of religious practices and pilgrimages in confessionally and ethnically mixed localities, I faced many challenges that changed the main course of my initial research plan. During my interaction with people here themes came to light that seemed little related to religiousness. My status as a researcher from Ukraine and even more so, my being a young single woman from Ukraine, gave rise to a number of other topics that my interlocutors, both of Polish and Ukrainian …

Natura Sanat: On Ecological Aspects Of Healing Miracles In Kalwaria Pacławska, Poland, Kamila Baraniecka-Olszewska

Journal of Global Catholicism

The subject-matter of my article is a change affecting the discourse on miraculous healings in a Catholic Marian sanctuary – Kalwaria Pacławska – run by Franciscan friars in the South-Eastern Poland and a way in which those changes affect pilgrims’ bodies. In Kalwaria Pacławska there meet, intersect and compete various religious and secular discourses and they all influence emotions and bodily sensations accompanying pilgrimage to this sacred site. One of those discourses has been introduced to Kalwaria just recently. The central element of the sanctuary is the miraculous image of Virgin Mary which is the goal of numerous pilgrimages from …

Authors' Introduction, Kamila Baraniecka-Olszewska, Magdalena Lubanska

Journal of Global Catholicism

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Editor's Introduction, Marc R. Loustau

Journal of Global Catholicism

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Our Country: Northern Evangelicals And The Union During The Civil War Era [Bibliography], Grant Brodrecht

History

On March 4, 1865, the day Abraham Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address, Reverend Doctor George Peck put the finishing touches on a collection of his sermons that he intended to send to the president. Although the politically moderate Peck had long opposed slavery, he, along with many other northern evangelicals, was not an abolitionist. During the Civil War he had come to support emancipation, but, like Lincoln, the conflict remained first and foremost about preserving the Union. Believing their devotion to the Union was an act of faithfulness to God first and the Founding Fathers second, Our Country explores …

Why They're Leaving And Why It Matters: Gen Z'S Mass Exodus From Church, Aaron Baart

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"Whether we want to admit it or not, the Church has an image problem. Today’s iteration of the Church isn’t appealing to Gen Z."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­reasons for the decline in church affiliation from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/why-theyre-leaving-and-why-it-matters-gen-zs-mass-exodus-from-church/

South Carolina Conference Journal 2018, United Methodist Church. South Carolina Conference

South Carolina Conference Journal

THE JOURNAL OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE OF The United Methodist Church Southeastern Jurisdiction

VOLUME I 2018

Price: $35.00 per year paid in advance by subscription only (Volumes I and II included)

Edited for the Conference by KENNETH L. NELSON Secretary of the Annual Conference

TD Convention Center Greenville, South Carolina

June 3-6, 2018

Propers 4 (Pentecost 2) Series B 2018, Phillip L. Brandt

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This PDF comments on the Propers Four, Series B and offers ideas for proclamation and preaching.

Paragraphs Of The Bible: Nehemiah 1-7, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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Paragraphs Of The Bible: Judges 17-21, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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Paragraphs Of The Bible: Joshua 1-5, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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Paragraphs Of The Bible: Deuteronomy 31-34, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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Paragraphs Of The Bible: Deuteronomy 28-30, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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Paragraphs Of The Bible: Deuteronomy 1-27, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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Paragraphs Of The Bible: Numbers 1-10, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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Paragraphs Of The Bible: Exodus 33-40, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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Paragraphs Of The Bible: Exodus 1-11, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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Paragraphs Of The Bible: Second Chronicles 1-9, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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Paragraphs Of The Bible: Second Samuel 15-24, Harold Willmington

A One-Line Introduction to the Paragraphs of the Bible

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