"Today the Gospel of Judas got its first public outing at a news conference, and it is on display at the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C. It will eventually return to Egypt to be housed in Cairo's Coptic Museum. It is also available online, in Coptic and English, and is the cover story of the new National Geographic magazine
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Today at church forum (the adult education hour) we had a presentation by Gordon and Betty Olson, who founded Lutheran Partners in Global MinistryI realized with a start as they started to tell their story that I knew who they were, because their story made a great impression when I first heard it over a decade ago. I read about it in my St. Olaf
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At my church's educational hour for adults today, we had someone from the Search Institute come to speak to us about the work that they do. Search Institute is an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide leadership, knowledge, and resources to promote healthy children, youth, and communities. The heart of their mission is
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I'm on the Advent planning team, and I'm going to suggest to the choir director that we sing this rendition of Silent Night at the Christmas eve service.
We really need it, in this time of war.
(Peace, Peace/Silent Night by Rick & Sylvia Powell).
My church had a simple ceremony today which impressed me quite a bit. When I arrived there this morning, there was a table in the narthex, covered with informational packets and brochures about various mental illnesses. It was staffed by a woman who was, I was told, the congregational representative for mental illness issues. I had a long talk
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Today was the first Sunday of our annual two-week Festival of the Arts at my church. Over the years, the church has highlighted a wide range of artists. One year it was a photographer who traveled around Minnesota taking stunning photographs of the little country churches we have in this state, one year it was a fabric artist, a member of our
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