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This is awesome!
‘Germans Reconsider Religion’ —The Christian Science Monitor

If you’ve been a reader of this thing in the past, you’ll probably be aware that I have some interest in the general phenomenon of “sightings,” particularly (but not exclusively, of course) of the marian variety. Well, we now have another.
Cruz Jacinto (or Jacinto Santacruz, depending on the news source) has discovered a likeness of […]

The Treasure-Seeker
He was engaged in this prayer when a Voice came from Heaven, saying,
‘You were told to put the arrow to the bow; but who told you to shoot with all your might?
Self-conceit caused you to raise the bow aloft and display your skill in archery.
You must put the arrow to the bow, but do […]

This is a great reflection on the Gospel of Judas, The Da Vinci Code, and the popularity of conspiracy theories from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams:
‘Doubtful mysteries blind us to real faith’
Article written for the Mail on Sunday newspaper.

There is a difference between seeing the world as basically a territory where systems compete, where groups with different allegiances live at each other’s expense, where rivalry is inescapable, and seeing the world as a territory where being in a particular place makes it possible for you to see, to say and to do […]

Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, saying, “Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.” But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test.” Then Isaiah said: “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little […]

In church on Sunday, we sang the song that probably causes me to come closest to that sense of longing for Immanuel, our God with us. It was hymn #56 in the Episcopal hymnal, and more commonly called “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.” It is both a cry to God to come to us into […]

I think this is the coolest paragraph we’ve read so far (or at least one of the coolest):
Here is the extreme paradox. And here is the reason why the earliest Christian language is so filled with tension and energy, as it strives to express how blessing can come through one cursed (Gal 3:6–14), freedom through […]

Washington Post: “After Son’s Death, Mother Fights SE Youths’ Feud With Forgiveness”
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. —Matthew 5.9
God bless this woman.