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Catholic Charities Madison has chosen Judith Metzger as the director of the planned day resource center for the homeless, scheduled to open in Madison next summer. Metzger spent the last 22 years as outreach coordinator at the Wisconsin Lutheran Chapel and Student Center at UW-Madison. Prior to that, she was a case manager and therapist.
Representatives of at least 45 Madison area churches made up the 400 people who attended Care Net Pregnancy Center of Dane County’s annual banquet, November 3rd, at the Marriott Madison West. Roland Warren, the CEO of Care Net’s national organization challenged those congregations to take up the job of ending abortion. “Fifty four per cent of women who have abortions identify as Christian,” Warren said. “If a woman has a positive pregnancy test, who is she going to talk to in her church?” If there is no one, he suggested, the woman might easily choose to go to an abortion…
Over the past two years, a former Verona bowling alley has been converted from a place where attendees chased strikes and spares to one where they seek salvation. Sugar River United Methodist Church purchased the former Wildcat Lanes in 2014 and this weekend opens its new sanctuary and gathering space in the area that was once home to the bowling lanes and a bar.
Fans of the Chicago Cubs are celebrating after their team became World Series champions for the first time since 1908. Certainly, MVP Ben Zobrist is happy to return to the cheering throngs in the Windy City with the Commissioner’s Trophy in hand… but he says what people really need is Jesus Christ.
Andy Crouch, InterVarsity Press author and executive editor of Christianity Today magazine, is “a public intellectual committed to whole life transformation,” in the words of John Terrill, as he introduced Crouch at Upper House for tonight’s lecture. Crouch will be speaking to several more gatherings at the University of Wisconsin in the next few days and, if tonight’s lecture is any indication, bringing new perspectives on life and faith.
MADISON — At the halfway point of the 40 Days for Life vigil to end abortion, prayer warriors in Madison got a chance to unite themselves to pro-life efforts across the country. On October 13, the UNITED Bus Tour made a stop outside the Planned Parenthood clinic on Madison’s east side.
As with many political conversations in 2016, Donald Trump was a looming presence at a panel discussion on religion and the upcoming election on Thursday night. For one thing, there was the Republican presidential nominee’s early promise to ban Muslims from entering the United States if elected. The local Muslim leader Masood Akhtar — one of the seven scholars and religious leaders who gathered at the High Noon Saloon to discuss faith and politics for a Cap Times Talk — said that Trump’s comments put the Muslim community in a difficult position.
Romano Johnson shows up for an interview like a walking work of art — wearing a crisp haircut, the sharp zigzags and sculpted lines he shaved himself, a pair of creased white trousers, and a stylish black dress shirt he painted with broad strokes of color to make it one-of-a-kind. One of his life’s dreams, he admits during the interview, is to be a barber. But for now, Johnson has to settle for being one of the fastest-rising talents on the Midwestern art scene.
Museums the world over, including Madison’s Chazen Museum, are filled with religious art. But the connection between art and religious faith today is not what it once was. Many Christian artists feel the disconnect profoundly. Madison artist Cam Anderson, the executive director of Christians in Visual Arts – a national organization based in Madison, remembers the first time he realized the pursuit of art could impact how others viewed his faith. And conversely, how genuine Christian devotion could impact his standing in the art community.
“How can we advance good in Madison?” That was the question that Q Commons was all about, said John Terrill, the executive director of the Stephen and Lauren Brown Foundation, as Upper|House on the University of Wisconsin campus hosted the largest turnout yet for the series. Two Q Commons events were held last year, during the first year of Upper|House operations. Last week about 300 people filled Upper|House at 365 East Campus Mall to hear from several local entrepreneurs as well as four national thought leaders. “We want to create space to move forward together,” Q founder Gabe Lyons announced…