Leadingchurch.com

Addie Zierman did a syncro-blog on the subject of her new book. She also did a post now responding to the church/ministry/hard-core/faithful group who finds her book troubling. There is a lot to ponder on this subject. More later I hope.

NY Times

Mr. Low contacted a local rabbi, Robert Weiner of Temple Beth Am in Yorktown Heights, to explore the possibility of jointly officiating. The rabbi had already performed several gay weddings, including one for an interfaith couple. But the spouses had to commit to “creating a Jewish home” rather than “going down that dual-religion road,” he said in an interview.

For his part, Mr. Low felt marginalized by any ceremony that would avoid mentioning Jesus. “I get that it’s not easy for people of Jewish faith to hear how important Jesus is to Christians, how central,” he said in an interview last week. “And yet you need the ability of two faiths to be in dialogue and in tension with one another.”

As their Oct. 13 wedding date neared, Ms. Knapp and Ms. Corey turned to a friend who was ordained online by the Universal Life Church. The ceremony, held at a conference center, included the chuppa, the Judaic wedding canopy, and the traditional breaking of the glass. The Sheva Brachot (seven blessings), though, drew from Apache and Buddhist sources, among others. In recognition of Ms. Knapp’s Irish heritage, one blessing was a Gaelic prayer.

From the Verge

Monuments from around the world

The story of a very good man who had to learn the very hard lesson of forgiveness and the surprising places it took him. One of the best things I’ve heard in a long time. Radiolabs

The Naked Pastor

Hermeneutics

and helps Mississippi flock get signed up for medical insurance