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Topic: Politics

March 31, 2009

Richard Mouw: A prayer in Beijing

Who is prayer for? For those listening or for God? If the latter, perhaps our inability to understand is no great problem.

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October 30, 2009

Friday's News & Ideas

  • No clear trends in global belief
  • D.C. pastors take sides
  • What’s a “chief culture officer?”
  • The model Morehouse Man
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June 10, 2009

Wednesday's News & Ideas

  • Where did the charity go?
  • Find out what the employees really think
  • Young, single and megachurchgoer
  • Australian Anglicans really Down Under
  • Fishing for people - it's catch and release
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July 31, 2009

Friday's News & Ideas

  • Back to Memphis for the SCLC
  • Know Jesus, no science?
  • Missing Mary
  • A life: ‘Having a wonderful time. . . wish you were here.’
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January 20, 2009

Tuesday's News & Ideas

Lots of God at the inauguration, including one Obama-linked pastor who wasn't asked to pray. Plus for-profit universities. Are they an anomaly or the wave of the future? (Stanley Fish comments).

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August 20, 2009

Thursday's News & Ideas

  • ‘Christian rights?’
  • Looking for a better God
  • Enough about the Episcopal Church
  • Melon-head, dressed like a samurai
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January 29, 2009

Thursday's News & Ideas

  • Interdependence and leadership
  • New Faith-Based Initiatives leader
  • All hail Walt Whitman
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October 19, 2009

Melissa Wiginton: In whose wake do you follow?

We always say the church needs gifted young leaders. But so do many of our other institutions. Is a young pastor’s choice for politics a loss for the church? Can a young person serve with integrity as a pastor and a politician?

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April 17, 2009

Friday's News & Ideas

  • Where will the Obamas go to church?
  • If you’re thinking about laying off staff, think again. There may be better ways to save money.
  • Greed -- the game show.
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November 17, 2009

Tuesday's News & Ideas

  • Recovering memory in El Salvador
  • ELCA budget cuts
  • Introverted leaders
  • Reining in a restive flock
  • Cormac McCarthy speaks
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