Recently, a group from the Campus Lutheran Church, 304 South College Ave., piled up and drive out to the Huffstutter Orchards in New Franklin, Mo. for a morning of volunteerism. They spent a few hours picking Jonathan apples to help the Central Missouri Food Bank. By the time they finished, the group of children, college [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Apple picking for mid-Missouri
Posted in Uncategorized on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Left Behind on a Holiday
Posted in Religious Holidays, religion and culture on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The New York Times posted a story on September 27th that caught my attention. It was called “Nannies Get a Holiday. Rich Families Get a Suite.” The story summary mentioned Ramadan, and since it has been in the news a lot recently, I wanted to see what angle they would choose.
The story talks about how [...]
Upcoming fall events
Posted in Uncategorized on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The first days of fall have arrived – can you feel the weather changing? – and with the changing of the seasons comes numerous community events over the next few weekends. Here’s a list of just a few events and activities that will be happening in the Columbia area:
Mission Fair: On Sunday, Sept. 27 a [...]
Sharing the Muslim experience for a day
Posted in Local, Religion and Popular Culture on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last night I had the opportunity to attend a breaking of the fast sponsored by the MU Muslim Student Organization. I was fascinated by the event. It was a simple, relaxed event that helped promote understanding during the holy month of Ramadan. Many of the non-Muslim students were friends of MSO members, but many said [...]
Patriotic no matter your religion
Posted in Religion and Politics, Religion and Popular Culture on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last night when I attended the Muslim Student Organization event, I was able to talk to a few members about their thoughts on Sept. 11. Nuzhat Chowdhury said that she felt like Columbia was a very open community, so she wasn’t worried about any problems associated with the anniversary of the attacks. Another student I [...]
What’s in a box?
Posted in Religion and Popular Culture, religion and culture, tagged facebook on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There was an article in the Washington Post online last week called “Soul-Searching on Facebook.” In case you didn’t know, Facebook is an online social networking website used by over 250 million people worldwide. On your Facebook profile page, there is a little box where you can write down, in 10 words or less, your [...]
Financial Peace University coming back to Columbia
Posted in Christianity, religion and culture, tagged Religion and Finance on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“What could the people of God do for the kingdom of God if they were debt free?” That’s the question asked online at the Financial Peace University, a 13-week program on how to better budget your money. The program, which has been around for more than 10 years, is returning to Columbia. Below, I’ve posted [...]
Faith groups and the flu
Posted in Local, Religion and health on September 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
With MU Chancellor Brady Deaton’s e-mail Monday night confirming an H1N1 flu outbreak on campus, the Missourian’s budget meeting Tuesday was abuzz with ideas on how to cover the many angles of this health concern. On the faith beat, since we specialize in covering issues related to large communal gatherings of people who tend to [...]
Faith and health care: a starting point
Posted in Local, Religion and Politics, Religion and health, spirituality and health on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you drove down Green Meadows Road on Saturday night, you might have seen a small circle of people standing on the lawn of the serenely lit Rock Bridge Christian Church, holding candles whose flames danced in the breeze of the unseasonably cool evening. If you stood on that lawn with them, you might have [...]
