Munther Isaac. Reflections from Bethlehem: Fighting between Monk and the Worship of Place in ...

Munther Isaac. Reflections from Bethlehem: Fighting between Monk and the Worship of Place in ...: The disturbing footage of the monks fighting in the Nativity Church has been seen around the world . This is not the first ...



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The Christian Year

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The Power of Vulnerability

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12.  Do something really nice – that no one knows about.

11. Spend more money on other people than I spend on myself. Love my neighbor as I love myself. And love myself as I love my neighbor.

10. Laugh often… especially at advertisements that try to convince me that I must buy more stuff in order to be happy. 

9. Learn a new life skill – like carpentry, pottery, or canning vegetables. Teach someone else I life skill I know how to do. 

8.  Love a few people well, remembering that what is important is not how much we do but how much love we put into doing it.

7.  Write a letter to someone I need to say thank you to. Write another letter to someone I need to ask to forgive me. 

6.  Track down a critic or someone I disagree with and take them to lunch. Listen to them.

5.  Compliment someone I have a hard time complimenting… and mean it.

4.  Choose life. Do something regularly to interrupt the patterns of injustice – do something to end violence, bullying, war, capital punishment and other mean and ugly things.

3.  Pause before every crisis and ask “will this matter in 5 years?”

2.  Get outside often and marvel at things like fireflies and shooting stars. And regularly get my hands into the garden… so when I type on the computer I can see dirt under my fingernails.

1.  Believe in miracles. And live in a way that might necessitate one.

Shane Claiborne is a Red Letter Christian and a founding partner of The Simple Way community, a radical faith community that lives among and serves the homeless in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. He is the co-author, with Chris Haw, of Jesus for President.

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Christmas Pageant Dress Rehearsal: Saturday!

Christmas Pageant dress rehearsal: Every child and every youth needed this Saturday morning at the church from 9:00 am to 12 noon. Yes....everyone..all children and youth....so that parts, songs and costumes can be finalized for this Sunday! See you there!

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New Website is Live!

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

Check out our new website, now live.  It will help is members could pull it up whenever they are on line to help it rise in the search rankings making it more easily found on the web.  Let us know what you think!


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Youth Christmas Craft Day

Youth Christmas Craft Day! This Sun., Dec. 18th from 12:30 - 2pm in the Youth House. We will be having lunch, listening to Christmas music and making a special Christmas Craft! Youth grades 6-12, please let Lauren know by Wednesday if you can come. All Youth Welcome!