This Sunday is an important milestone for me. It's the day I no longer risk losing health insurance.
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On The Blog
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The Goose is on the loose, ya'll. Today organizers of the 2012 Wild Goose Festival (June 21-24 in Shakori Falls, N.C.) released a groovtastic video (with special guest apperances by Sojo homies Gabriel Salguero, Lynne Hybels, David Wilcox, Father Richard Rohr, Brian McClaren, Phyllis Tickle, Richard Twiss, Jim Wallis and more!) to whet your appetite for four days of music, art, literature and curl-your-toes GRACE. Watch the Wild Goose video and find out how to get your tickets, etc., inside the blog....
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The Obama Administration announced earlier today a change to its policy regarding conscience exemptions and contraception coverage for faith based organizations.
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Facing growing furor from religious groups, President Obama on Friday unveiled an "accommodation" in which health insurance companies, rather than religious institutions such as Catholic hospitals and universities, will provide employees with contraception coverage.
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Piper, recently keynoted a conference called “God, Manhood and Ministry: Building Men for the Body of Christ.” On first blush, this sound both exciting and very necessary. Men are leaving organized religion in droves, and in many cases, they are walking away from their families as well. I agree wholeheartedly that today’s man needs some clarity, support and guidance in how to exhibit Christ-like traits of strength, conviction, love and dedication both in the home and in communities of faith. None of this, however, requires the relegation of women to a second-tier role, which is precisely what Piper seems to be doing.
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Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus is a true Internet phenomenon, garnering more than 18 million views and sparking a global debate. As with most internet phenomena, the viral video has given birth to dozens of similar videos from folks around the world, each adding a different (sometimes serious, sometimes not) perspective to the debates.
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I understand the interest in us evangelicals, I really do. The way much of the mainstream media covers our communities in the news can make us seem like a puzzling subspecies of the American population, not unlike the Rocky Mountain long-haired yeti. Are we really that difficult to comprehend? In a word, yes.
In The Magazine
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Many people who were hopeful for change in the wake of Barack Obama's election have become disillusioned by the rancorous politics of the last few years. What does it take to sustain the struggle for justice over the long haul?
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An interview with theologian Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz on solidarity, public life, and the blessings that come when you really listen.
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And that’s where Occupy has already succeeded, its legacy already established: It has changed the conversation.
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"Do you invest it in revenge, or do you think creatively?”
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Who knew hideous sea creatures had their own club?
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The Bible-inspired movement set the standard -- and the inspiration -- for future campaigns for change.
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A new wave of arrivals makes its mark in America's dairy country.
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ANGELS UNAWARE
Angels Unaware
A song by Carrie Newcomer
He said, "My name is Gabrielle Thomas
I just blew in from out of town
My work keeps me on the road
But it's the best job that I've found
I don't mind the silence
Or the Super 8 Motel
And I've never met a person yet
Without a tale to tell"
He said, “I know you I heard you say
‘Jen, true love has no pride’
You gave Angela and Joe a lift
That night they didn't have a ride
Across the room Elaine has
Drawn your face a hundred times
I don't believe blood alone
The only tie that binds”
Sit right here rest your bones
No one's ever so alone
Take the world down off your shoulders
I don't know why and how
I know is here and now
You can take the world down off your shoulders
He said, “I'm moved to tenderness
By what we cannot bare
Humbled by what we can and do
And learn to share
Seems I traveled years and years
And yet I'm still sitting here
Nothing ever seems to change
Just the dates and just names”
Sit right here rest your bones
No one's ever so alone
Take the world down off your shoulders
I don't know why and how
I know is here and now
You can take the world down off your shoulders
He said thank you for the coffee
And for the extra cream
You seem to know instinctively
That things are never what they seem.
You never know what might blow
In the door from anywhere
And how many of us entertain
Angels unaware
Sit right here rest your bones
No one's ever so alone
Take the world down off your shoulders
I don't know why and how
I know is here and now
You can take the world down off your shoulders
"Angels Unaware" can be found on Carrie's album, Regulars and Refugees.
