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An unusually diverse committee of about a dozen local Protestant clergy, ranging from Unitarian to Evangelical Free Church, arranged an Earth Day Celebration entitled "Faith, Food and Earth Day 2007," that took place yesterday afternoon at Lake Edge Lutheran Church, 4032 Monona Drive. Despite differing positions on theological issues, they all agreed that loving God includes loving and caring for His creation, the earth around us.
COMMENTARYIf you’ve been to a church at any time in the past 30 years, you have no doubt been subjected to the "worship wars." Contemporary vs. Traditional. Modern vs. Postmodern. The worship wars have been fought in virtually every evangelical church at some time during the past generation. Those on the traditional side say the conflict is ultimately a matter of theology. Those on the contemporary side say it is ultimately a matter of relevance.
While specific data are not available, you can bet that the "no religious preference" figure is higher in Madison, but don’t think that Madison is the ultimate secular city, either. We are home to the Freedom From Religion Foundation but also to the national headquarters of the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship.Read more of this story.
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is April 22-29, when many communities across the United States will hold memorial services to remember victims of crime and to promote victims’ rights.Read more of this story.
Does Creation Care Matter to God? It is impossible to imagine that God is indifferent to the widespread destruction of what he has created. Indeed, the closing chapters of Job reveal God’s compassionate, protective concern for the mountain goat, the wild donkey, the young raven in its nest and countless other creatures. To think that we can claim on the one hand to love God and then to be indifferent to his creation, or even worse to live destructively, is tragic.Read more of this story.
(CNSNews.com) – Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a national ban on partial-birth abortion as constitutional, candidates who are already campaigning to win the White House in 2008 reacted to the decision along party lines on Wednesday.Read more of this story.
Brookfield – Water didn’t turn to wine, but a full, open bottle of Coca-Cola did emerge from the sleeve of Pastor Dale Radke’s coat as magic and jocularity blended with prayer at an unusual service Sunday morning in the Chapel of the Chimes at Wisconsin Memorial Park.Read more of this story.
BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA (ANS) — A lone gunman stalked the campus of Virginia Tech, leaving at least 33 dead and 15 being treated at local hospitals. It was the worst mass shooting in American history, reminding some of the horrors of Columbine. “I’m at a loss for words to explain or understand the carnage that has visited our campus today,” said Charles Steger, president of Virginia Tech. He and other officials faced criticism because of a two-hour delay between the first reports of shootings and their ultimate decision to lock down the campus.Read more of this story.
Mike Valleskey was struggling to understand how his job at Sears fit into his new life of faith. Valleskey hadn’t been asked to perform unethically or kept at work so late he lost touch with his family. But he couldn’t see how a disciple of Jesus Christ could work 9 to 5 inside an office with such a large mission field outside."I contemplated going back to Bible school," Valleskey tells CT. But before making the jump, he looked at his sphere of influence—his wife and four children, no surprise there, but the next one blew him away. "The workplace," says…
Church attendance surges at Easter, but no pastor is going to spot people such as Dave and Debra Pitzo coming through the door in their finest Sunday clothing today.The Pitzos will be worshipping informally in their Greenfield home, where eight to 25 friends and relatives gather for spontaneous prayer and music each Sunday.Read more of this story.