What Does It Mean When God Talks Back?

Jana Riess | Apr 30, 2012

This weekend I led several dozen women in trying lectio divina for the first time. Having that experience while also reading T.M. Luhrmann’s fascinating new book When God Talks Back prompted me to ask: What do Christians mean when we say we receive guidance from God?
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Food pantry’s prayers violate federal rules

Tim Evans | Mar 28, 2012

SEYMOUR, Ind. (RNS) After a court ruled that prayers at a food pantry violate federal guidelines, a food pantry here is faced with a Solomon-like choice: Stop the prayers or give up truckloads of free food provided through the federal Emergency Food Assistance Program. By Tim Evans.
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RNS NYPD MUSLIMS

Kevin Eckstrom | Feb 24, 2012

A man prays at the Islamic Cultural Center in Newark, which was included on a surveillance list by the New York Police Department to monitor Muslims' businesses, mosques and community centers.
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Kevin Eckstrom | Feb 15, 2012

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RNS AIRLINE PRAYER

Kevin Eckstrom | Jan 26, 2012

Alaska Airlines has discontinued in-flight prayer cards that had been a hallmark of the airline for 30 years.
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Kevin Eckstrom | Jan 26, 2012

Betty Minor prays for an end to street crime in New Orleans as her friend Millie Campbell takes the wheel.
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