Author: Administrador

The first principle of the Hippocratic Oath is “do no harm.” That is the standard by which our physicians are judged. But Christians are held to an even higher standard.“Do good to all … especially those of the household of faith” (Galatians 6:10). You would think Paul’s exhortation unnecessary. Jesus equated “love of God” and … Continue reading “Do Good to All”

As a melting-pot faith that holds no creed and welcomes all comers, the Unitarian Universalist church hasn’t always seen much need to evangelize. But as the atheists, Christians, humanists and Buddhists in its pews grow older and with the church growing only at a trickle, Unitarians are experimenting with a different approach. The Boston-based Unitarian … Continue reading “Unitarians Put Faith in Advertising”

In lieu of presents at her 12th birthday party this year, Maddie Freed of Potomac asked her friends to bring money, and she raised $800 for Children’s Hospital. Eight-year-old Jenny Hoekman saves a third of what she makes walking dogs, and this month the Takoma Park girl donated it to help her Brownie troop sponsor … Continue reading “Philanthropy Rising Among Kids”

Every night in this quiet western Indian city, 15 pregnant women prepare for sleep in the spacious house they share, ascending the stairs in a procession of ballooned bellies, to bedrooms that become a landscape of soft hills. A team of maids, cooks and doctors looks after the women, whose pregnancies would be unusual anywhere … Continue reading “Pregnancy Outsourced”

Ari Derfel leads a trashy life. He just wants to remind everyone else that they do, too. The 35-year-old Berkeley caterer said he has saved every piece of trash he has generated over the past year to see how much garbage one person creates, The San Francisco Chronicle reported Sunday. The experiment began as a … Continue reading “Caterer Leads Trashy Life”

    A motion calling for the disestablishment of the Church of England appeared on the House of Commons order paper today – bizarrely numbered 666, the number associated with the Antichrist. Bob Russell, Liberal Democrat MP for Colchester, one of the signatories, said: “It is is incredible that a motion like this should have, … Continue reading “666 Church Motion Doomed”

From the Editor: 15 Characteristics of Effective Pastors Articles: Preach Doctrine to Point to Christ Words Matter Rick Warren Joins Program for NCP 2008 Illustrations: Ministry, Church Leaders Exclusivity of Christ Advice Doubt Link of the Week Preacher’s Bookshelf Humor And Finally…  “Making up a string of excuses is usually harder than doing the work.” … Continue reading “PreachingNOW Vol. 7, No. 3”

 A Texas woman is demanding an apology from her city’s mass transit system after she was booted off a bus for reading the Bible aloud. Christine Lutz was on her way to church and reading passages to her children on The T bus when the driver suddenly interrupted her. “She asked me to stop reading … Continue reading “Bible Reader Escorted off Bus”

An intellectual war of words has broken out between two of the world’s leading evolutionists. Oxford University’s Richard Dawkins and Harvard’s Edward Wilson have gone head to head over the evolution of altruism in the animal kingdom, and whether it can have come about as a result of something called group selection. The subject matter … Continue reading “Evolutionists at War over Altruism”

Virginia’s attorney general is defending the right of 11 conservative Anglican parishes to use the state’s Civil War-era “division statute” to leave the Episcopal Church while retaining millions of dollars in assets and property.Attorney General Bob McDonnell’s motion to intervene is a significant setback to the Episcopal Church and the Diocese of Virginia, which have … Continue reading “AG Supporting Church Division”