My wife received an email that seems to be making its way around. The email had many accusations, such as — “Barack Hussein Obama was born to …a black MUSLIM from Nyangoma-Kogel, Kenya and … a white Atheist from Wichita, Kansas.” — Obama’s stepfather “introduced his stepson to Islam. Obama was enrolled in a WahabiContinue reading “Racism”
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Beauty in Growing Old
What do you think? http://shelbynews.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=52978&SectionID=42&SubSectionID=84&S=1 Nathan Nathan Day Wilson
Giving to Charities
My most recent column for The Shelbyville News: http://www.shelbynews.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=52725&SectionID=42&SubSectionID=84&S=1 Thanks for reading — Nathan Nathan Day Wilson
generosity
I have a new column. Would love your responses! http://www.shelbynews.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=52605&SectionID=42&SubSectionID=&S=1 Nathan Nathan Day Wilson
Refreshing and Exhausting Holidays
My most recent column in The Shelbyville News is at http://www.shelbynews.com/main.asp?SectionID=42&SubSectionID=84&ArticleID=52466 I look forward to dialogue, Nathan Nathan Day Wilson
Blending Families
I recently had a column published in The Shelbyville News about the difficulties of blending families. The article is at http://www.shelbynews.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=52228&SectionID=42&SubSectionID=&S=1 If you have trouble with the link, go to http://www.shelbynews.com and then enter ny name in teh search foeld to the left to find the column. I’d love any worthwhile feedback — Nathan NathanContinue reading “Blending Families”
Dynamic and dormant churches
Why is it that some churches are so dynamic and others so dormant? Why are some churches so lively and others lethargic? Among the reasons, I think that 1. Vital churches want lots of noisy children and youth; dull ones want quiet.2. Vital churches plan for the future; dull ones dwell on the past.3. VitalContinue reading “Dynamic and dormant churches”
My Samson Can Beat Your Superman!
We all know that the force of religion is active and increasingly obvious. That’s not news. But now, it must be nearly time for the rapture or something! After all, Wal-Mart has just introduced a new line of toys — One2Believe — based on biiblical characters. There is even a talking Jesus action doll, soContinue reading “My Samson Can Beat Your Superman!”
War failure for powerful nations
Since World War II, the world’s most powerful nations have failed 39 per cent of the time, according to a study by Patricia Sullivan, a professor of international affairs at the University of Georgia. Interesting reading. Nathan Nathan Day Wilson
Dominus Iesus, or, "What is a church after all?"
On Tuesday, the Vatican released a church doctrine document from 2000 asserting that tre churches are defined by having bishops traceable to Christ’s original apostles. Orthodox Christians, thus, are in because of shared history, though “separated” from the “proper” Catholic tradition. Protestants are out because of splitting from Catholicism during the Reformation, and so areContinue reading “Dominus Iesus, or, "What is a church after all?"”