At a charismatic conference in an East Coast city recently, a pastor stood on a stage in front of a large crowd and smugly announced that the guest speaker was “more than an apostle.” Then the host asked everyone to bow down to the person, claiming that this posture was necessary to release God’s power.
“This [...]

Andrea Useem interviews Jeffrey Weiss, religion reporter for The Dallas Morning News and one of the founders of DallasNews Religion blog.
RW: Do you feel like you’re in a new field now — online journalism?
Weiss: Five years from now, the distinction between print and online won’t make any difference. Am I an online journalist? Of course. Am [...]

Q. There is a very real risk, is there not, that the whole Anglican Communion will come to pieces, with Rowan ending up effectively forced out?
‘If that should happen, I would have to say that something else is at work beyond my consecration. We have faced many divisions before – the ordination of women, the [...]

Lots of videos, clips from his new CD, (out in North America July 30) interviews, bio, forums, tours and news.  And a blog.  He’s been busy since winning Britian Has Talent.
Paul Potts website

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I was unaware that the RevGalBlogPals were incorporating.
They have become official. With a board even. Not only are they becoming a 501 (c) The RevGalBlogPals went from a group of women in ministry around the world supporting each other online to being official and charging a membership fee.
That also means delinking people that don’t suit US sensibilities. 
The RevGalBlogPals are BlogHer only much smaller and [...]

Update: Afghan government has confirmed one hostage has been killed - CBC 
The male victim had 10 bullet holes in his head, chest and stomach, and was discovered in the Mushaki area of Qarabagh district in Ghazni province, said police officer Abdul Rahman. - AP
Note: Some of these reports have not been verified
Reuters  and Yonhap News is reporting a South Korean [...]

Larry Vaughan works in the mental health field in the US:
“Maggie” was raped by her father. Mom got custody and abused her repeatedly and severely. She was then removed to a foster care facility where she was again abused by the foster dad. By the time she got to me she was a shell. A [...]