PHOTOS: Farming On Church's Roof, Earth Day Quotes, Nuns

Sunday, April 22, 2012 PHOTOS: Farming On Church's Roof Provides Food For A Hungry Community In 1984, Rev. Gene Bolin prayed over his church's newly purchased building in a distressed neighborhood in New York City. "God," the pastor petitioned, "help us to put this building to use 24/7." He probably couldn't imagined that almost 30 years later, his church would also be used top to bottom as it opened an urban farm on its rooftop that grows food for the hungry as it builds a green community in the middle of the concrete jungle. Nuns Gone Wild? Why The Vatican Is Cracking Down Practicing Resurrection: Turning Vacant Lots Into Gardens In Philadelphia Earth Day 2012: Quotes On The Environment from Pope Benedict XVI Splendid Baha'i Gardens Of Paradise No 'God Spot' In Brain? BLOG POSTS Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld: Prayer as Medicine for the Sick A spiritual approach to our health uses the words of our prayers in order to ground us, strengthen us and heal us. This is what faith is about. It should be something we embrace at all times in our life. Shane Claiborne: Practicing Resurrection: Turning Vacant Lots Into Gardens In Philadelphia We are building a new world in the shell of the old one. We see grass piercing concrete. We see a neighborhood coming back to life, rising from the dead. Craig A. Evans: The So-Called Jesus Discovery The new Jesus Discovery claims are another kick at the can. But they are no more convincing this time than they were last time. James Zogby: Bishops vs. Nuns -- No Contest With each new outrageous act of control, the bishops are looking more like desperate old men, attempting to hold on to the last vestiges of their fading authority by defending their power over the institution while ignoring the gospel. Danielle Tumminio: A Female Episcopal Priest Visits a Mormon Temple (PHOTOS) Latter Day Saints restrict temple access to members of their denomination who have proven themselves to be faithful and dedicated adherents. But when a new temple is built, anyone may enter prior to its dedication.

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