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BOOK REVIEW: Devotional guide explores Advent
Derek Maul's In My Heart I Carry a Star is a poignant and sometimes humorous collection of daily Advent readings, says Bill Fentum.
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Q&A: Softening divorce’s holiday pain
The pain of divorce can be acute, says Donna Hammell, and no moreso than during the holiday season. She talks with Mary Jacobs about how to ease that pain.
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UMC’s structural changes require legislation
The Judicial Council has ruled that the lawmaking body needs to enact legislation in 2012 to change the church's U.S. structure. Neill Caldwell reports.
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COMMENTARY: Beyond black-and-white
Barack Obama's election is a historic landmark, says Adam Hamilton, and his greatest gift may be his ability to bring together different sides into a new, third way.
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REFLECTIONS: America ready to write new chapter in history
Reflecting on the significance of Barack Obama’s election, Bishop Woodie White thinks of all that has been achieved and the hope of what is yet to come.
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COMMENTARY: Debunking the New Atheists
Bill Maher has joined his voice with those of the "New Atheists," but Will Deuel doesn't find their arguments compelling.
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COMMENTARY: Torture films are 'morally tainted'
Torture films may have superficial appeal, but they lack the moral integrity of more honest storytelling, says Ken Lowery.
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At the movies: Holiday films offer brief glimpses of faith
Staff writers Ken Lowery and Bill Fentum comb through the holiday release schedule to find movies a Christian moviegoer might get the most out of.
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Lacking support: AIDS fund falls short
Though the United Methodist Church pledged in 2004 to raise $8 million for the Global AIDS Fund, many factors, including the stigma of AIDS in African churches, have kept that goal out of reach. Bill Fentum reports.
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Bishops celebrate election
United Methodist bishops, gathered for their semi-annual meeting, were in a celebratory mood after witnessing the historic election Nov. 4 of the first African-American president of the United States. Robin Russell has the story.
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WESLEYAN WISDOM: Enlightenment rationalism needs a Spirit-breakthrough
Too much of current religious thought is bogged down in Enlightenment thinking and the "philosophy of religion," says Donald Haynes. But the church must be emotional as well as intellectual.
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GEN-X RISING: Can we really celebrate Holy Communion online?
A new way to receive Communion—online, pre-recorded—may help some people but devalues the sacrament, says Andrew Thompson. The answer to this need is pastoral visitation and an emphasis on community.
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