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Faith Groups Aid Flood Victims, Stress Long-Term Recovery
Faith groups are providing immediate aid to Louisiana flood victims while emphasizing the long-term recovery facing the region. The Red Cross said the flooding was the "worst natural disaster" since Hurricane Sandy...
8 Ways Churches Can Engage Schools This Year
The last two weeks of August send students back to school and the church back to mission. Through partnerships in public and private education, churches are uniquely positioned at the intersection of needs,...
August 24, 2016
Religious Diversity May Be Making America Less Religious (FiveThirtyEight) A Decline of Religion is GOP's Real Demographic Crisis (AlterNet) The Surprising Reason Why More Americans Aren't Going to Church (The...
Premiere Screenings of ‘The Disturbances’
Christ Church Nashville will host the premiere screening for clergy of EthicsDaily.com's new film, "The Disturbances," from 9-11 a.m. Sept. 8, 2016. Similar showings will be held the next week at San Antonio's Trinity...
Gallup: Education Views Linked to Political Affiliation
Is perception of U.S. public education grounded in reality and lived experience or based on partisan politics? A recent survey suggests that political affiliation, more than facts and experiences, is driving the...
August 23, 2016
Knoxville Baptists Collecting Items for Louisiana Flood Relief (Knoxville News) Baptist Medical University in Paraguay, Samford See Opportunities in New Partnership (Alabama Baptist) The Good News (and the Bad) About...
Should You Stop Using the Term ‘Disciple’?
Should we stop using the term "disciple"? My attention was recently drawn to a book by Alison Morgan called "Following Jesus" with the interesting subtitle, "The Plural of Disciple is Church." Morgan emphasizes the...
Promotion and Practice of Core Values and Ethics Vital
Communicating and practicing core values and ethics is vital to the success of companies and organizations, according to a study conducted by Marlene S. Neill, an assistant professor of journalism, public relations and...
August 22, 2016
Ken Starr Resigns as Baylor Law Professor, Cut Ties With University (Fox News) First Baptist Waco Offers Loaner Furniture for Baylor Graduate Students (Waco Herald-Tribune) Jerry Falwell Jr.: 'Trump is the Churchillian...
Whether They Flee or Stay, Syrian Families’ Outlook Grim
How do you cope with living through the war in Syria? Denial helps. "Most live in false hope," says Fares, a Christian nongovernmental organization worker originally from Aleppo, who visits Syria every month to support...
Revelation’s Real Message Won’t Sell Movie Tickets
Revelation is the most challenging and confusing book of the Bible for most Christians. People have difficulty reading and understanding that admittedly strange book. Once you get past the seven letters to the seven...
August 19, 2016
American Bible Society Looks Back, Ahead (Christian Century) Donald Trump Isn't Relying on Faith Alone (The Atlantic) Christian Funeral Planned for Arab-American Slain in Alleged Hate Crime (RNS) Louisiana Floods...
3 Ways to Minister to Your Church During Election Season
Some of the hardest times in which to find a healthy balance between a prophetic engagement with the culture and a pastoral sensitivity to congregational unity are presidential election years. Since I'm no longer...
3 Needs That Help Church Groups Grow Disciples
When life is stable and things are good, our sense of need for robust Christian relationships may seem small. Yet, when we find ourselves living in the 21st century, our need for faith-based invigorated ongoing...
August 18, 2016
Americans Would Rather Talk Politics Than Religion if Forced to Commit a Social Faux Pas (WRAL) A 19th-Century Brooklyn Church Plays Witness to a Changing Borough (NY Curbed) Dozens of Evangelical Leaders Petition...
Triple dipping
Smart phone apps can be a boon or a boondoggle, depending on whether they promote productivity (thereby saving time), or goofing off (thereby wasting the same). I don't want to suggest that game playing can never be...
One great park; two great opportunities
NURTURING FAITH EXPERIENCE: GLACIER, MONTANA August 5-11, 2017 August 12-19, 2017 GLACIER NATIONAL PARK in Northern Montana is the destination for TWO Nurturing Faith Experiences set for August 2017. These two...
Why This Election Brings Out the Worst in Christians
The lack of civility in U.S. public conversation has increased in recent years, and the current presidential election is making it even worse. Far too much of what I hear and see expressed in conversations between...
Should the Poor Seek Justice and Liberation? Part 2
The Bible places responsibility for social justice on society as a whole. Yet the poor and marginalized should not remain passive, they need to exercise the rights already given to them and to continue pursuing a more...
August 17, 2016
He's On a Mission to Bring the Bible to Some of the Most Marginalized People Around the Globe (The Oklahoman) An Evangelical Christian Club Has Quietly Established Chapters in East Portland Elementary Schools...
Should Pastors Endorse Presidential Candidates?
Less than 10 percent of registered voters in the U.S. voted for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump during the primary process - and the same is true for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. By...