For me, the word thanksgiving conjures up visions of gatherings with family to eat turkey and all the “fixings.” Though my family has a tradition of each saying one thing we’re thankful for before we eat our holiday meal, I often fail to properly recognize what it means to give thanks on this day. If [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Interfaith thanksgiving celebration
Posted in Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Local, tagged Columbia, Columbia Interfaith Council, Interfaith, Madoline Markham, Missouri, Missourian, Thanksgiving on November 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
First Baptist Church celebrates its 185th Anniversary
Posted in Christianity, Local, Uncategorized, tagged Columbia, First Baptist Church, Madoline Markham, Missouri, Missourian on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend Columbia’s oldest church, First Baptist, is celebrating its 185th anniversary. The church was organized on Nov. 22, 1823 at the home of Charles Hardin, the father of Missouri’s twenty-second governor.
The church kicked off its celebration on November 1 by holding flower bulb planting, games, lunch, blood pressure screenings and more outside “Blind” Boone Community [...]
Reinventing the wheel- or Bible
Posted in Christianity, Religion and Popular Culture, tagged Bible, Columbia Missourian, Katie Rookstool on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s not news to say that with all the different media outlets, such as podcasts, multimedia websites, and mobile news updates, attention spans need something new to feed on. So what do you do to maintain the best selling status of one of the most infamous books in history?
Customize, modernize, and maybe feature a celebrity [...]
Karis Community Church hosts discussion on the economy
Posted in Uncategorized on November 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last Monday Karis Community Church hosted a discussion titled “Go Big or Bail Out? The Economic Collapse and What’s Next” at Boone Tavern. Before the small tables of people started their individual discussions, Aarik Danielsen gave a brief overview of the economic crisis and how it happened. He quoted Warren Buffett as calling the economic condition [...]
How do you read the Bible?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bible, Christianity, Columbia Missourian, James L. Kugel, Judaism, Missouri, news, religion, Stephanie Rapp on November 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I am currently working on a story about James Kugel’s “How to Read the Bible.” The book is a guided reading through the Hebrew Bible with the juxtaposition of ancient tradition Biblical interpretations and more modern historical scholarship.
The main point of disagreement when it comes to reading sacred texts seems to be whether it should [...]
Do your beliefs affect what you put in your mouth?
Posted in Uncategorized on November 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Who? Community members are invited to discuss the role of what their values, beliefs and what they eat. Barbara Ross, the director of Social Concerns at the Diocese of Jefferson City, will lead the discussion. Ross has more than 20 years of experience in public policy and social advocacy with emphasis on family farming, food [...]
Trinity Presbyterian to host preaching professor
Posted in Christianity, Local, tagged Candler School of Theology, Columbia, Dr. Thomas G. Long, Madoline Markham, Missouri, Missouri Union Presbytery, Missourian, preaching, Trinity Presbyterian Church on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1600 West Rollins Rd., will host Dr. Thomas G. Long, professor of preaching at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology in Atlanta. Long has published a number of books on preaching, including The Witness of Preaching. In 1996 Baylor University named him one of the 12 most effective preachers in [...]
Columbia’s ‘King’s daughters holiday festival
Posted in Uncategorized on November 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
One of the best indicators that Christmas is just around the corner for Columbians is the return of King’s Daughters Holiday Festival. Going on its 19th year, the festival is one of the biggest merchant outlets to grace Mid-Missouri. Boasted as one of the best opportunities for a head start on holiday shopping, the expo [...]
International day of prayer for the persecuted church
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Caitlin Palmer, campus ministry, Christianity, Christians, Columbia, Columbia Missourian, faith, international, Missouri, news, persecution, Prayer, religion, The Rock, University of Missouri on November 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
43 Million Christians have been killed throughout history for their beliefs. 50% of those deaths occurred in the last century alone. – Christians In Crisis
This statistic was shared Sunday night at an event to recognize the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church in MU’s Jesse Wrench Auditorium.
It was hosted by members from various [...]
Religious doubt today: a parallel to Victorian England
Posted in Christianity, Local, Uncategorized, tagged Columbia, Darwin, Ellis Library, Julie Melnyk, Madoline Markham, Missouri, Missourian, religious doubt, The Origin of Species, University of Missouri, Victorian England on November 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Next year marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publishing of his pivotal book The Origin of Species. Yesterday Dr. Julie Melnyk gave a lecture at MU’s Ellis Library that shed light on the religious doubt Darwin and other forces in Victorian England created. The liberal arts student in me [...]
