“There is no distance in the Spirit.” After 30 years as a believer, I experienced the truth of that statement — powerfully and indelibly — in an unlikely place: online.
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On The Blog
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William Broad (a science writer for the New York Times and a yoga practitioner for more than 40 years) takes on some of the claims about yoga and separates the wheat from the chaff, arguing that only some of these claims are borne out by science. Here are three myths debunked, and two major claims — that yoga can do wonders for your sex life and your mood — officially verified.
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Our nation is moving rapidly towards racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity, and American Christianity is bearing witness to these dramatic changes. Workplaces, congregations, conferences, and readerships are all changing to reflect this reality, but Christian leaders are lagging behind in attaining the cultural intelligence they need in order to navigate through this multi-cultural reality.
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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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The 2012 Grammy Awards are upon us. With more categories than you could shake a baton at, the very best in music will come together this weekend to recognize and celebrate the achievements of some of the biggest talent of 2011. While most are focused on the biggest categories — and trying to guess just how many awards Adele will take home with her — there are some real gems tucked away in a number of the less well-known categories.
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I find Facebook intriguing, sobering and oddly encouraging. To me, Facebook is an intriguing window on the world. It's the raw stuff of human diversity, not filtered through self-serving politicians or media summaries. When I decided to "friend" people whose views differ from mine, little did I know how much we differ.
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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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The apostle writes his letter to folks who are feeling anxious, worried, insecure, and unsettled. They don’t know what the future holds for their lives, the church, their well-being, their community. Sound familiar?
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Chinese churches face off against human trafficking -- and start to see social justice as part of their mission.
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What will it take to shut down "Satan's marketplace," the global slave trade? Every weapon in the arsenal of nonviolence.
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Hugo, Take Shelter, and The Mill and the Cross have little in common on the surface other than their quality; look deeper and you may find love-filled, theologically profound, hopeful invitations to live better.
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Caught in the crossfire of army, guerrilla, and paramilitary forces, women, farmers, and Indigenous leaders in Colombia fight bravely for the right to live.
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A Quaker community in North Carolina reaches out to its Muslim neighbors.
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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.
