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Student of leadership tapped to take reins at Gordon College
For the past decade, sociologist D. Michael Lindsay has been living
the very phenomenon he's studied: evangelicals climbing the ranks of...
Faith, disaster and metaphors
I've been thinking lately about disasters -- not only how
frequently they have dominated the news this calendar year, but the...
Fancy, tax-free parsonages
The U.S. Tax Court recently ruled in favor of Phil Driscoll: the evangelical musician's $400,000 second home qualifies as a tax-free parsonage....
The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964, by Bob Dylan
Dylan fans rejoice at any opening of the vaults—this is volume 9 in his Bootleg Series—but this double disc also welcomes anyone who is new to the '60s pioneer.
Faith forming faith: Learning from new Christians
The opportunity arose for our church to host a group of homeless people. We anticipated that people might threaten to leave if we went through with it. We weren't prepared, however, for the newly baptized Kathryn.
After hurricane, faith-based groups mobilize relief teams
New York, August 29 (ENInews)--In the wake of Irene, a powerful hurricane
that crossed the eastern United States on 27 and 28 August, faith-based...
Bachmann's prophecy, joke or not, has lots of company
(RNS) Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is facing a flood of
criticism for suggesting, perhaps in jest, that God sent Hurricane Irene...
After 9/11, some run toward faith, some run the other way
(RNS) Sean Tallon was nearing the end of his probationary training as a
New York City firefighter when the two hijacked planes hit the twin...
Poll: N.Y. may be more spiritual, but not because of 9/11
(RNS) New York-area residents are more spiritually active since 9/11, a
new survey shows, but the uptick in faith may be a matter of coincidence...
Church council sends peace teams to South Sudan
Nairobi, Kenya, August 29 (ENInews)--The Sudan Council of Churches has
dispatched peace teams to calm regions of Jonglei state in South Sudan, where...
Confrontation and hesitation
The early church fathers had a saying: "The best bishop is a bad bishop." In other words, we sometimes grow more through adversity than we do by encouragement and supportive spiritual direction.
A new temple
After Solomon built the Temple, or rather, after his laborers built it, he stood and offered a prayer for its dedication. In his prayer, he admitted that the Temple, for all its human splendor, could not contain or limit God.
A Better Life
When Vittorio De Sica helped craft the
cinematic movement known as neorealism, he was intent on finding lead
actors who lacked experience. If you didn't know that Demián Bichir was a star in Mexico, you might assume that director
Chris Weitz was following De
Sica's blueprint.
9/11 gave birth to aggressive, unapologetic `New Atheists'
(RNS) In September 2001, Sam Harris was an unknown doctoral student who
didn't believe in God....
Report details funding that fuels Islamophobia
A small number of conservative foundations are propelling a handful
of anti-Islamic activists who are fueling rising levels of...
Why sermons bore us
Much of the snickering about boring sermons comes not
because we expect so little but because we have hoped for so much. A hunger persists for a word from the
Lord—without which we are left to our boring selves.
Czech government will turn over seized churches
A prominent Czech church leader has welcomed an agreement that would
allow churches to reclaim land and buildings seized under communist rule...
Friday night lights
You meet interesting people at high school football games. When the
game is delayed for two hours because of thunder and lightening you can...