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No School Means No School Lunch for Many Kids
When the school year ends, so do school lunches, for millions of kids, says America's Second Harvest, which sponsors its second annual Hunger Awareness Day today, June 5. Syndicated Washington Post columnist David...
SBC Leader Applies Church-Christ Analogy to Bedroom
A Southern Baptist Convention leader says that if a husband reads his Bible enough, then he will have a good sex life. Writing in Unbreakable: The Seven Pillars of a Kingdom Family, Tom Elliff said a Christian man...
Magazines Tackle U.S. Credibility About Weapons of Mass Destruction
Eight weeks after the war's end in Iraq and with no evidence of the alleged weapons of mass destruction, America's three major newsweeklies featured articles on Monday related to the possibility that the Bush...
Famous Quotes About Wisdom
Acacia Resources, BCE's publishing division, has unveiled its newest online Sunday School curriculum: Living Wisely, Living Well: Lessons from The Proverbs. As churches and individuals begin to purchase the material,...
“Finding Nemo”
"Toy Story" opened the door to a new kind of moviemaking by using computer-generated animation. Such film universes, created with pixels and high-profile celebrity voices, could become box-office hits. What's really...
Olympic Bomber Suspect a ‘Christian Terrorist?’
Some are viewing accused Atlanta Olympics bomber Eric Robert Rudolph as a "Christian terrorist." The question, as posed Monday in the Washington Post, is not just whether the 36-year-old Rudolph is a terrorist, or if...
Christians Must Not Block Path to Middle East Peace
Some U.S. Christians have tried to draw detours on the "road map" to peace in the Middle East. They need to step back from the table and allow residents of that region, who actually must follow that map, to negotiate...
Summertime—And The Livin’ is Easy?
Summer camp is no longer just a way to break up the monotony of a long vacation for kids. With both parents working full time in more and more families, it's becoming a necessity for childcare. For 13 years after...
Study Questions Superiority of Faith-Based Charities
Religious charities that provide social services aren't necessarily more effective than secular agencies, a new study suggests, challenging an underlying assumption of President Bush's faith-based initiative....
Husbands Still Bringing Home Most of the Bacon, Gallup Says
While 24 percent of working wives now earn more than their husbands, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a new Gallup Poll says most married women still have a long way to go before catching up with the...
“The Italian Job”
"The Italian Job" is a heist film, and there have been some good ones in recent years: "The Score," "Ocean's Eleven" and "Entrapment." The best heist films appeal to audiences not so much through their action—though...
‘Bruce Almighty’ Stirs Phone Calls to God
Need to call on God? Thanks to Jim Carrey's new movie, "Bruce Almighty," you now have the number. The comedy, in which Carrey's Bruce Nolan receives God's powers, grossed more than $85 million last weekend. It also...
May Their Tribes Increase
They stress prayer and worship; sharing, supporting and encouraging in small groups; service; and witnessing. Opportunities for education, training, networking and resourcing abound. Mentoring and accountability are...
New Baptist Ethics Pioneers Needed, Prof Tells History Group
Trails blazed by Baptist pioneers in ethics have grown over from neglect, and new scouts are needed to "beat out the pathways" for this generation, an ethicist told the Baptist History and Heritage Society. William...
Tongue Splitting More Than Budding Controversy
Tongue splitting has made the news recently as a gross-out fad surpassing tattoos and body piercing. But the practice and the debate surrounding it are in fact not new. Tongue splitting, which produces a "forked...
‘Christian Film Industry’ Can’t Thrive Like Music Industry Counterpart
Will there ever be a thriving "Christian film industry," akin to the current "Christian music industry?" That question has kicked up philosophical dust of late, with forums including ChristianityToday.com. Film critic...
Juggling Questions About World Religions
My brother and I learned to juggle with billiard balls while watching television in our parents' basement. The three smooth, heavy balls were easy to juggle because they were identical in size and weight. We soon...
‘Roadmap’ for Peace Moves Forward, Despite Criticism by Religious Right
President Bush is moving forward with his "roadmap" for peace in the Middle East despite calls from the religious right to take the plan back to the drawing board. Bush's plan calls for a Palestinian state with...
Healing Violent Men: A Model for Christian Communities
"Intimate violence," how can these words possibly be combined to describe a close, loving male-female relationship? In Healing Violent Men, David J. Livingston provides a theological response for working with men who...
The Souls of Black Folk: Centennial Edition
One hundred years ago two brothers took their new-fangled flying machine for a North Carolina ride. Both the Buick and the Ford motor companies were born. That same year William Edward Bughardt Du Bois burst upon the...
Kindness Lacking in Missionary Firings
Like many children, the first Scripture I memorized was, "Be ye kind one to another," from Ephesians 4:32. Through the years I have often fallen short of being kind, sometimes in deed, sometimes by word and often by...