Timothy George’s Colson Eulogy
Chuck Colson’s memorial steeped in prison themes By Adelle M. Banks| Washington Post | Religion News Service, Published: May 16 WASHINGTON — Prison Fellowship founder and former Nixon aide Chuck Colson was memorialized Wednesday (May 16) at Washington National Cathedral in a service steeped in Scripture and prayers about prison and redemption.Colson, who died April 21 at the [...]
VBS 2012 Registration: Deadline is May 20
Registration is still open for 2012 Vacation Bible School, which will be be held here at the church, 9am – noon, Monday, June 4th, through Thursday, June 7th. The deadline for registration is Sunday, May 20th. Click here to register your child. Click here to register as an adult or youth volunteer.
Are You Related to Any of These People?
John Harper, Vice Dean Emeritus, is working on a book about the art at the Advent, including the windows. He wants to connect current Adventers with those who have been memorialized or have donated art to the Advent, most involving the windows: Minnie Ward Cameron; Judge Thomas Cobbs; Dr. Robert Cotton; Henry Ticknor or Dottie [...]
Summer Study for Ladies
A “Come-When-You-Can” Bible Study for Ladies will begin on Wednesday, June 13th and go through August 8th. We will be studying The Book of James, using a curriculum by Beth Moore entitled Mercy Triumphs. The group will meet at the home of Jane Menendez (4221 Sharpsburg Drive) on Wednesdays from 12:30-1:45 (except for July 4th). If you are interested or have questions, [...]
Too Much Gospel?
From “Has the Gospel-Centered Emphasis Gone Too Far?” on WhiteHorseInn.org/blog …We have to be careful that this wonderful recovery of something so precious doesn’t become reduced to “the gospel thing.” I think that this is in part what people are reacting to when they wonder if it has all gone too far. But has it? From what [...]
A Trio of Te Deums: May 6th
A glorious and exciting afternoon of music by our Cathedral Choir and members of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra occurs Sunday, May 6th at 4 p.m. with three settings of the canticle Te Deum. Composed by 17th century French composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier, 18th Century Austrian Joseph Haydn and 19th century Czech Antonín Dvořák, these diverse works [...]
Canon Joe Warren to Retire in August
A Word from Canon Warren: There is an old Amish saying my precious bride Susan loves: by putting Jesus first, Others second, Yourself third, JOY usually follows. I love to say you cannot out-give the Lord. You can try, and try and try again, but the harder you try to serve Him, the more icing He [...]
Tim Keller:Recovering Christianity in America
…In The Everlasting Man Chesterton surveys the many forces over the last 2,000 years that threatened and should have destroyed Christianity. “‘Time and again,’ Chesterton noted, ‘the Faith has to all appearances gone to the dogs.’ But each time, ‘it was the dog that died.’” Click here to read the entire article.
Why Theology & Youth Ministry Seldom Mix
…We live in a society where we have relegated the teen years to something of a carefree vacation, protected from consequences and responsibilities. Alex and Brett Harris challenge this notion in their book Do Hard Things. When we don’t expect teens to rise to challenges, we don’t teach them doctrine. However, this lack of confidence [...]
Dream Out Loud: 5/27
The Mid-Day Musical Menu series continues this Friday at 12:30 p.m. with A Broadway Cabaret in Clingman Commons, with the “Dream Out Loud” Showcase, featuring James Green and company (Green and White Productions). A boxed lunch is served at 12 noon at a cost of $7 (pre-paid) for those who have made reservations by no [...]
