World Series Crew Chief Embraces Mission Field
BOSTON (BP)-- Ted Barrett had made a deal with God, or so he thought, when he was a young umpire in the minor leagues. He promised
Legal Battle Continues Over Religious Leader Housing Tax Break
(RNS) — A federal court heard oral arguments this week on whether a longstanding housing tax break for clergy called a “parsonage allowance exclusion” is
Friendliness More Than Simple ‘Hello’
“Hi, I’m Joe. Welcome to First Baptist Church!” Long-time church member Joe beams at the visiting couple, while he pumps their hands. “So glad you came!”
Joe spies friends and moves
Museum of the Bible Pulls Dead Sea Scroll Fragments Found to Be Forged
(RNS) — Since its grand opening nearly a year ago, the Museum of the Bible has exhibited five fragments from the storied Dead Sea
Eugene Peterson, Author of ‘the Message’ and Pastor to Other Pastors, Dies at Age 85
(RNS) — Eugene Peterson, the best-selling author of “The Message” and longtime pastor praised as a “shepherd’s shepherd,” passed away Monday morning (Oct. 22) at age 85.
Among
Christian Post Publisher Is Indicted For Fraud
(RNS) — A New York City grand jury has indicted Christian Media Corp., the publisher of evangelical news website The Christian Post, and William Anderson,
Biblical Wax Museum Rewards Seekers of Kitsch and True Conviction
MANSFIELD, Ohio (RNS) — At the BibleWalk wax museum in Mansfield, Ohio, visitors will find Jesus, Moses, Paul and other biblical figures.
They also may find
Churches in Hurricane Florence’s Path Look to FEMA for a Helping Hand
(R
NS) — How is Hurricane Florence different from past storms along the Eastern Seaboard?
For some houses of worship, it may have brought the potential of government
Mormon Tabernacle Choir Changing Its Name but Not Its Tune
(RNS) — The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, a singing phenomenon for more than 150 years, is changing its name at the request of its sponsor, the Church
A Preacher Plumbs the Art of the Sermon by Yielding the Pulpit to Passers-By
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (RNS) — A pulpit is often regarded as a sacred and in many ways exclusive space. Most religions allow only the ordained