A Plan for Giving (9-10-17 Formations)
We were hosting a group of Chinese educators at Second Baptist Church, Liberty, Mo, as part of their tour across the U.S. Some of our guests
Christian Groups Respond to Growing Sudanese Refugee Crisis
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Christian agencies and churches are stepping up and coordinating their efforts to respond to the South Sudanese refugee crisis, as the
Players & Coaches Gather for Football & the Gospel
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (BP) -- It's not every day that a rendition of "Rocky Top" rings out from an orchestra in a church.
But the University of Tennessee's
Did the Solar Eclipse Create an Image of the Cross in the Heavens? Nope.
(RNS) — After this week’s astonishing total solar eclipse, an image showing the sun’s rays forming a cross in the darkened sky made the rounds
Giving of Oneself (9-3-17 Formations)
Years ago I knew the pastor of what was then reported to be the second largest Baptist church in Texas. Every September was “stewardship month” and
Pope: 4 Verbs Guide Christian Response to Migrants, Refugees
Pope Francis addressed again the "lamentable situation" of migrants and refugees, calling global Christians to commit to concrete action "at every stage of the migratory experience."
Okla. Church Grows From a Street Corner Among the Homeless
TULSA, Okla. (BP) -- A church that started with no home now offers a home and hope to people of all backgrounds, economic statuses
Eclipse Offers ‘Tremendous Opportunity’ for Witness, Worship
NASHVILLE (BP) -- Distribution of nearly 7,000 Gospel tracts by a Wyoming church, an outdoor baptism service in Kentucky and a watch party on the
Eclipsing the “SonLight”
A partial eclipse of the moon occurred in April 1948. That event prompted various discussions in the small town where I lived. The old-timers sitting in front of Tidwell’s store seized this occasion to tell the children about a solar eclipse during their childhood. One
Signs and Wonder: How People of Different Faiths View the Total Solar Eclipse
(RNS) Throughout history, eclipses have been viewed as bad omens or harbingers of doom, according to John Dvorak, a trained lunar