The above title probably strikes a lot of people as odd today, especially to those who live in Missouri. Many Missourians don’t typically regard America’s Heartland as holy ground, per se, and it’s happened more than once that some Americans don’t even know where Missouri is.
Well, I often find myself gazing through windows here, watching [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Missouri is Sacred
Posted in Uncategorized on January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Worshippers express hope for Obama
Posted in Uncategorized on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Reporters from the Columbia Missourian fanned out across Columbia to attend several worship services this week. After asking what you thought, an article was written and published in the Missourian on January 26, 2009. It is available to you online to read here.
Tell us what you think!
In Columbia – Wilkes Blvd UMC and Trinity Presbyterian planning a mission trip to Heifer Ranch
Posted in Uncategorized on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Two local churches are planning a mission trip to Heifer Ranch in Perryville, Arkansas. Heifer Ranch is a hands-on learning experience to find solutions to global hunger, poverty and environmental concerns. Heifer Ranch is directly connected with Heifer International, an organization that was founded in the 1940s by Dan West, member of a United Brethren Church. He [...]
Vatican YouTube channel launched
Posted in Christianity on January 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Vatican launched it YouTube site on Friday and, according to an Associated Press (AP) article, not without some hesitation. While Pope Benedict XVI praised the Internet for transcending geographical boundaries and encouraging cultural understanding, he warned against obsessing over networking sites and neglecting social interactions with one’s families, friends and neighbors.
Below is the most [...]
GainPeace aims to dispel Islamic misconceptions
Posted in Islam on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The MU Muslim Student Organization hosted Sabeel Ahmed, the director of GainPeace, tonight on the MU campus. GainPeace is an outreach project sponsored by the Islamic Circle of North America that aspires to clear up misunderstanding about the Islamic faith.
Ahmed’s presentation doubled as an introduction to Islam to non-Muslims and a workshop for believers to [...]
Care for Creation
Posted in Christianity, Local, tagged Care for Creation, weatherization on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The interfaith organization Care for Creation is having a meeting this Sunday, January 25th at 2:30. The meeting will be held at New Horizons Methodist Church, located at 1020 South El Chaparral Avenue. The group will have a guest speaker from Boone Electric Cooperative to discuss tips for weatherization. Monta Welch of Columbia Climate Change [...]
Religion and Real Estate
Posted in Uncategorized on January 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Religion and Real Estate
Vatican YouTube Channel
Posted in Christianity on January 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Vatican is launching a YouTube channel later this week. The channel will host video and audio address by Pope Benedict XVI supplied by Vatican Radio and the Vatican Television Center in cooperation with Google, which owns YouTube.
Vatican officials and Henrique de Castro, the managing director of media solutions for Google, are expected to give [...]
Russian Orthodox Epiphany
Posted in Christianity on January 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Monday was Russian Orthodox Epiphany, an annual ritual baptism in which people immerse themselves in freezing water in order to wash away sins. Large cross-shaped opening are cut into various bodies of water and believers dip themselves into the water for 20 – 30 seconds.
According to a New York Times article, 30,000 Muscovites participated in [...]
Can Obama shift focus to interfaith alliances?
Posted in Religion and Politics on January 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Is it possible that a new president can change the nation’s focus from partisan politics and division with as simple an act as an interfaith prayer service? The Wall Street Journal wrote about the inauguration service and its interfaith focus, which seemed to lack only a Buddhist representative. Read the full story here.
Listening to [...]
