Wednesday's News & Ideas - 3/29/2023
- Nashville pastor on school shooting
- Carl Lentz joins Tulsa megachurch
- The fake pope coat
- Revisiting women’s ordination
- Discovering John Donne
- Smithsonian Magazine photo contest winners
Go ahead. Get mad at God for the Nashville shooting.*
Christianity Today: In the face of tragedy, Christ welcomes our confusion and anger.
Carl Lentz, in first staff position since Hillsong, joins Transformation Church in Tulsa
Religion News Service: “We gladly welcome Carl Lentz to our Transformation Church staff, helping TC with strategy as we continue to move forward in our vast vision,” said one pastor of the predominantly Black megachurch.
Why you fell for the fake pope coat*
The Atlantic: The pope didn’t actually wear that great jacket, but a lot of people were ready to believe he did.
Top synod cardinal says church could one day revisit ban on ordaining women
National Catholic Reporter: A newly named top adviser to Pope Francis and leading organizer of the Vatican’s ongoing synod process believes that it might one day be possible to revisit Pope John Paul II’s prohibition on the ordination of women to the priesthood.
Divine poetry: Katherine Rundell shines a light on John Donne
Lit Hub: “My hope was that they would finish the book and immediately go and find his poetry.”
The Spark
Announcing the winners of Smithsonian Magazine’s 20th annual photo contest
From Norway to Nepal, this year’s winning images span the globe to capture the extraordinary.
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