Mark Moore is author of Nourish, A God Who Loves to Feed Us. He is founder of MANA Nutrition and co-founder of Calorie Cloud, a revolutionary way to collect and donate extra energy in the USA and feed hungry kids. This blog post is not for everyone. Only 54 million of us. Actually its 54,928,004 of us. I got that number by taking the latest US population numbers (321,216,397), dividing them by the percentage of Americans who admit to making... Read more
Michael Douglass: Kris and I began investing as we could in our late 20s and we are so glad we did. Something is better than nothing; and a little extra is even better. Millennials as a whole are worried about their finances. In fact, according to a Bank of America/USA TODAY report released earlier this year, 41% of Millennials are “chronically stressed” about money. And it’s hard to blame them. Many graduated into a recession, most are saddled with gargantuan debt, and... Read more
In 1977 E.P. Sanders wrote Paul and Palestinian Judaism and unleashed what, in the expression originally of N.T. Wright and then more forcefully J.D.G. Dunn, is called “the new perspective.” Sanders, however, put far more pressure on how we understand Judaism than how we understand either Jesus (he did write Jesus and Judaism) or Paul (only a small book on Paul, and a long section in P&PJ). In fact, Sanders’ best book — in my estimation — other than the 1977 juggernaut is... Read more
Source: So here is what I would say about classical music and the institutions that sustain it. For many people music is simply a matter of enjoyment, irrelevant to the greater things in life, and a matter of personal taste with which we cannot argue. John likes hard rock, Mary likes bluegrass, Fred likes hip-hop, Judith likes modern jazz, and so on. Once you enter the realm of classical music, however, you realize that such simple views no longer apply.... Read more
Almighty God, you have poured upon us the new light of your incarnate Word: Grant that this light, enkindled in our hearts, may shine forth in our lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. BCP Read more
WaPo: 1. Portland “Everything you see on ‘Portlandia’? It’s kind of true,” a friend said during my swing through the city that I’d most want to move to if I didn’t already have the job of my dreams. I relish the abundant quirks: lines for (stellar) breakfasts, even midweek, and strip clubs inclusive enough to offer vegan fare. And I applaud the sense of pride demonstrated even by fast-food operators, foremost Burgerville, which rolls out raspberry milkshakes and Walla Walla... Read more
Doug Bandow, at Forbes: As in years past at this time of the year Christmas trees filled homes and nativity scenes sprouted on lawns across America. Despite annoyance with sometimes ham-handed attempts to subsume Christmas in generic “holiday” celebrations, Christians were free to celebrate their faith as in the past. Not so tens and perhaps hundreds of millions of believers abroad. Murder by such groups as the Islamic State and Boko Haram topped pervasive persecution and discrimination in many nations.... Read more
And what in the world is figgy pudding? Source: This holiday season, one popular Christmas carol has been raising some questions here at NPR headquarters. Namely: “Oh, bring us some figgy pudding, oh, bring us some figgy pudding, oh — ” Wait. What is figgy pudding? First of all, it’s “absolutely delicious,” says Debbie Waugh, who recently served the dish at a tea at the Historic Green Spring House in Alexandria, Va. Figgy pudding — also known as plum pudding or Christmas... Read more
First we light the candle for HOPE because Jesus is our hope. Second, we light the candle for PEACE because Jesus is our hope and peace. Third, we light the candle for JOY because Jesus brings joy. Fourth, we light the candle for LOVE because Jesus is love. Finally we light the center candle. This is the CHRIST candle. Jesus is born. Jesus has come. Jesus is our salvation. Let us pray: Great God of love and light, we thank... Read more
Rick Noack: Christmas is one of the most widely celebrated holidays in the world. But it’s also among the most diverse and varies from country to country. Here are a few traditions WorldViews thinks the U.S. should consider adopting — even though some might seem quite strange to Americans. In central Europe, many towns set up cozy Christmas villages with mulled wine Let’s start in Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic and other central European countries. Many towns and cities set up Christmas markets and small... Read more
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