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Baptism: Better Living through Liturgy
Throughout much of the twentieth century, the DuPont
company's advertising slogan was "Better Things for
Better Living ... Through Chemistry." In popular culture,
the second part of this sales pitch came to serve as a
hymn to the miracles of modern science and medicine, as
well as an ironic comment on the hazards of technology
and the allure of illicit pharmaceuticals. From wonder
drugs to carcinogens, from space-age materials to ozone
holes, the ideal-and idol-of "better living through
chemistry" encapsulates both the promises and perils
of contemporary life. [Read more] |
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Faith Is a Hard Thing to Teach
"Faith is a hard thing to teach a young preacher," the Rev.
Dr. Jana Childers, Dean and professor at San Francisco
Theological Seminary, asserts in a 2005 interview. "Faith
is a hard thing to teach a Christian or a person of faith in
general! To a certain extent, it's the kind of thing that has
to be caught, as we often say. It's a little bit more caught
than taught!"
How do we help Christians, especially Christian leaders and
pastors, catch faith? Who is responsible for the formation
of leaders in society, and for the formation of church
leaders, even ministers of the Word and Sacrament? [Read more] | |
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About ideas!
A publication of Congregational Ministries Publishing,
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Printed copies are distributed
to all PC(USA) congregations, POINT representatives and resource
centers. The e-zine features all the material from the printed
version along with additional material and resources that are
available only through the Web site.
Currently, one copy of ideas! is sent free of charge to each church. Subscriptions are available for $7.00 annually, and additional copies are $1.75 plus shipping. Learn more about subscriptions.
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