Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Are you a fuddy-duddy? PLUS: Should monks build coffins? -AND: What? A Japanese cartoon Bible?

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GALLERY: A comic book Bible in Japanese "anime" style?

"The Manga Bible" retells the Old and New Testaments in Japanese anime, comic book format. Take a look at the first English manga adaptation of the Scriptures illustrated and written by anime...

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Today's Bible Reading
Ezekiel 11:14-25
God Will Restore Israel
Then the word of the Lord came to me: Mortal, your kinsfolk, your own kin, your fellow exiles, the whole house of Israel, all of them, are those of whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem...

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Endearing blunders

When we goof, it just proves we're human, says Beliefnet's Kirsten Jackson, who just couldn't figure out why her asparagus plants were doing so badly.

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OK, who are these people?

Dr. Jack Kerwick analyzes political neo-conservatism and shows how it is distinct from traditional U.S. conservatism.

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QUIZ: Are you an ol' fuddy duddy?

Are you annoyed that the preacher thinks everybody Twitters? That the youth minister won't wear a tie? That the youth-led service included teenage football players trying to "dance before the Lord"?...

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GALLERY: Ten ways to make your home prayer-friendly

Click through our gallery of ten simple ways to transform home from solely a place of daily routine to a place of prayer.

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Why won't the state of Louisiana let monks build coffins?

St. Joseph's Abbey used to depend on sales of timber for income, but Hurricane Katrina ended that. So, they tried building low-cost wooden caskets. But funeral directors sued. Now, the monks are...

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Daily Christian Wisdom

Wisdom is the power to see and the inclination to choose the best and highest goal, together with the surest means of attaining it.

- J.I. Packer

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