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Shaping Community
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By Beth Newman
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008 |
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(ABP) -- One a recent Saturday afternoon, I gathered with a small group
of family and friends around the graveside of my mother-in-law. The
burial ground of Lawley’s Chapel United Methodist Church sits atop one
of the gentle hills of north central Alabama, looking across a farmer’s
pastureland to a tree-lined creek bottom.
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Seeking The Kingdom
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By David Gushee
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Friday, June 13, 2008 |
(ABP) -- I was at the Mall of Georgia the other day, walking by a brand new car that for some reason was being displayed in the open air, just off the food court. It had all the marks of a new car, including one of those information sheets in the window telling the onlooker about its gas mileage and average annual fuel costs.
I have to admit that I don’t remember the make or model of the car. But I do remember that it promised 15 whole miles per gallon in the city, and 23 on the highway. What I was most struck by was that it calculated average annual fuel costs with gas priced at $2.80 a gallon. And this was a new car. Was it so recently that gas actually cost $2.80 a gallon? Oh, the good old days!
For those who wondered just what it would take for Americans to change their conspicuous consumption of gasoline, the answer seems to be a price of $4 per gallon. From the four corners of society, the news is in -- $4 per gallon demands a lifestyle transformation for all but the richest Americans.
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Seeking The Kingdom
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By David Gushee
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Thursday, June 05, 2008 |
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(ABP) -- The Democratic primaries are finally over, as Barack Obama has barely edged out Hillary Clinton for the nomination. This is an upset of epic proportions. It was unimaginable 18 months ago.
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Shaping Community
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By Beth Newman
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Tuesday, June 03, 2008 |
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(ABP) -- Sen. Barack Obama's recent resignation of his membership in Trinity United Church of Christ was probably inevitable, but it is a melancholy occasion nonetheless. Since I cannot know the likely Democratic presidential nominee's heart, I don't know whether this was a cynical political move or a heart-rending decision. But this much is obvious: in Sen. Obama's opinion, his Chicago church home -- or at least his membership there -- had become a political liability.
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Seeking The Kingdom
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By David Gushee
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Friday, May 16, 2008 |
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(ABP) -- One of the great weaknesses of contemporary Christian public engagement is in the area of U.S. foreign policy.
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