by Jodi Mathews | Feb 13, 2002 | News
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season for the western church. Typically celebrated by the Roman Catholic Church and other liturgical denominations, Ash Wednesday is meant to remind participants of their mortality and call them to repentance in...
by Jodi Mathews | Feb 12, 2002 | News
It all started in 1990 when Marillyn Nations began a crusade to get First Baptist Church in Kingsport, Tenn., to build a Habitat for Humanity house. Pete Morrisett, a member of First Baptist, said Nations did not want the church to be outdone in local missions by the...
by Jodi Mathews | Feb 11, 2002 | News
Preachers and seminary professors agree that coming up with fresh sermons a few times a week is challenging. So where should ministers draw the line when it comes to using another preacher’s material? Writing for the Institute for Global Ethics, Rushworth M....
by Jodi Mathews | Feb 8, 2002 | News
A two-time convicted felon received a heart transplant last month at Stanford Medical Center. With more than 4,100 on the waiting list for a new heart—500 in California alone—taxpayers footed the bill for the inmate’s surgery, which could end up costing them up...
by Jodi Mathews | Feb 1, 2002 | Opinion
“A Walk to Remember” opened Jan. 25 to cheering crowds of preteen and teenage girls dressed in their best duds, smelling of bubble gum and other sweet fragrances. Teen pop singer Mandy Moore and heartthrob Shane West, leading actors, fueled the teen craze...
