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The Intensity of Belief and Action
What exactly are you doing when you believe?
By Lauren Keane | July 17, 2008; 11:44 AM ET | Comments (2)
My Christmas as a Child in China
| A small, walled town in China where my parents were missionaries was the site of my early Christmas memories.
By David Waters | December 24, 2007; 01:19 PM ET | Comments (3)
Remembering Nusrat 1948-1997
Nusrat favored fusion because in the Qur'an it mentioned that God loves diversity, and the most powerful way to celebrate and express diversity was through music.
By David Waters | August 14, 2007; 10:41 AM ET | Comments (43)
Witness to Separation of Church and State
Jehovah’s Witnesses keep religion out of politics. Their separation of church and state is absolute: they don’t vote, pledge allegiance or serve in the military.
By David Waters | June 5, 2007; 09:43 AM ET | Comments (80)
Clash of Civilizations a Dangerious Idea
The thesis that civilizations are inherently at odds with each other is the single most dangerous idea of our time.
By David Waters | June 4, 2007; 09:37 AM ET | Comments (106)
In the Beginning, Tinkering
You'd think God would know exactly what He's doing, but He doesn't. He's a tinkerer. He tries something out. Then He moves on to the next experiment.
By David Waters | May 31, 2007; 09:52 AM ET | Comments (64)
A Good, Abundant Life
Sometimes I am embarrassed at how satisfied I am with my life.
By David Waters | May 22, 2007; 09:02 AM ET | Comments (73)
Seeking and Finding What Really Matters
Whatever gives you solace, whatever gives your life meaning, whatever helps you make it through the night is nothing less than a blessing.
By David Waters | May 19, 2007; 10:52 AM ET | Comments (358)
Still Time to Become What God Intended
The good news is you still have time to work a plan, take a class, relocate, redesign or what I call reposition yourself no matter what your age.
By David Waters | May 16, 2007; 09:59 AM ET | Comments (440)
Liberal Protestantism Finding New Life
Perhaps the crisis of liberal churches has been a precursor—not to its demise but to surprising new life.
By David Waters | May 10, 2007; 10:07 AM ET | Comments (330)
Jesus Christ is the Revolution
The core proclamation of Jesus of Nazareth has everything to do with a revolution of the human spirit that can ignite social change and human liberation.
By David Waters | May 9, 2007; 07:28 AM ET | Comments (69)
Latter-day Convert Guided by Faith
My faith gives me direction as I face challenging and complex issues such as the war in Iraq, immigration, health care, and the shared desire for a prosperous future.
By David Waters | May 7, 2007; 08:15 AM ET | Comments (117)
Lifelong Mormon Sustained by Faith
My faith has helped to make my family the center of my affection and greatest hope.
By David Waters | May 4, 2007; 09:59 AM ET | Comments (82)
It Takes a People to Save a Village
The three “anchor institutions” that played a heroic role during the African American freedom struggle are now facing threats that require immediate attention.
By David Waters | April 30, 2007; 12:23 PM ET | Comments (381)
Forgiving Judas: The Ultimate Test
Ask Christians about forgiveness, and you are likely to hear that God forgives us as we forgive one another, with one exception: Judas Iscariot.
By David Waters | April 25, 2007; 09:39 AM ET | Comments (334)
Earth Day: A Biblical Mandate
It's a re-awakening to the heart of the Gospel ethic: to steward the natural world in order to preserve a beautiful, rich, and healthy environment
By David Waters | April 22, 2007; 11:06 AM ET | Comments (70)
My Islam: Freedom and Responsibility
With freedom from clerical authority comes the responsibility to engage in the debate over the true meaning of Islam.
By David Waters | April 20, 2007; 10:19 AM ET | Comments (68)
Blame Sin, Not God
What we saw Monday morning is nothing less and nothing other than the result of one young man’s sin.
By David Waters | April 18, 2007; 09:49 AM ET | Comments (215)
Why Easter is Greek to Me: Xristos Anesti!
The Greeks know how to do Easter. This is the most important holiday in our church. It is a beautiful week.
By David Waters | April 8, 2007; 12:57 PM ET | Comments (473)
The Vulnerable Power of Jesus
Jesus asks us to follow where compassion leads, and bear the cost of what we find.
By David Waters | April 6, 2007; 10:35 AM ET | Comments (57)
The Long Road to Lent
While Lent’s imperatives did not thunder, the occasional blinding hangover resonated loudly. It led me periodically to put aside alcohol long enough to prove I wasn’t hooked, and there was Lent as the cover.
By David Waters | April 4, 2007; 06:11 PM ET | Comments (53)
Passover's Lost and Found
Passover, with its full moon, teaches an important lesson for those of us who have endured a cold and dark winter. If life starts over again each spring, so can each of us.
By David Waters | April 2, 2007; 08:10 AM ET | Comments (617)
Slavery and Genocide in the Bible
I was deeply troubled by the biblical version of the Passover story, in which God explicitly endorsed the institution of slavery.
By David Waters | March 28, 2007; 10:24 AM ET | Comments (450)
Gays and God: Be Not Afraid
What strikes me so often in the discussions about gay clergy and holy unions is that so many people seem so afraid.
By David Waters | March 6, 2007; 02:46 PM ET | Comments (44)
My Conversion from Homosexuality
I found many men and women who were able to walk away from homosexuality, which offered me hope and confirmed that change was possible.
By David Waters | March 1, 2007; 12:11 PM ET | Comments (215)
Love Is a Force That Pulls Hearts Together
In love, we are one, and there is something Divine in this.
By Caryle Murphy | February 16, 2007; 06:46 PM ET | Comments (951)
Prayer Offers Humans Tranquillity
Without a loving relation with God through prayer, we remain in the darkness of loneliness and perpetual torment.
By Caryle Murphy | February 12, 2007; 03:03 PM ET | Comments (143)
An Evangelical View On The Environment
Just a few years ago, care for the natural world was not a personal priority for me. What changed? I changed.
By Caryle Murphy | February 7, 2007; 10:42 AM ET | Comments (459)
Television Personality Looks Anew At Religion
In an interview with Sally Quinn, Barbara Walters discusses religion, her upbringing, and her special, Heaven: Where Is It? How Do We Get There?, which aired Dec. 22.
By Caryle Murphy | December 21, 2006; 09:18 AM ET | Comments (372)
