Religion
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Living on Purpose: Remembrance and respect for armed forces should be a daily habit
As we observed Memorial Day last week, I thought about how there was a time when society seemed to be more sensitive and compassionate about casualties of war.
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BreakPoint: ‘Technoshamanism’: Why a post-Christian future is still religious
More than a few folks, from theologian John Calvin to philosopher William James to French theologian and historian Louis Auguste Sabatier, have noted that humans are "incurably religious" creatures.
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Pastor Bo: My best advice 26 years after planting a church
As this column goes to press, I am coming up on the first Sunday of June, which marks another happy milestone for me.
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Clarifying position after lawsuit, North Georgia United Methodist leaders say any churches that want to may leave
Any congregations that wants to disaffiliate from the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church may do so, conference leaders announced Friday, establishing a position they had left unclear following an unfavorable court ruling.
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BreakPoint: Is a ‘surge of faith’ happening with young Americans?
According to The Wall Street Journal, recent polling data shows a "Surprising surge of faith among young people." As columnist Clare Ansberry wrote, "About one-third of 18- to 25-year-olds say they believe — more than doubt — the existence of a higher power, up from about one quarter in 2021, according to a recent survey of young adults."
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Pastor Bo: The sights and sounds of a healthy church
I want to be careful here not to do what I detest in others, namely, making my church out to be the model of what all churches should be. There is something about pastoral smugness that makes me want to stick a hot french fry up someone's nose and pray for them while they unintentionally speak in tongues.
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Living on Purpose: Life is an ongoing transformation process
I was at my daughter's home a few years ago doing some painting, and, yes, these are things that retired fathers are happy to do.
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Q&A: Professor researches the many paths Islam took to Tennessee and Chattanooga
Jaclyn Michael grew up in Southern Illinois. "In terms of diversity, there were like, Lutherans there," she said.
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Breakpoint: The Mayflower story repeats itself
Mark Twain famously said, "History doesn't repeat, but it often rhymes."
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Pastor Bo: A cup of black coffee on a North Georgia mountaintop
The first thing you should know is that the morning was cold, and I was in short sleeves.