Study: Churches on Solid Ground as Economy Rebounds
NASHVILLE (BP) -- Church collection plates were a little bit fuller last fall, according to a new study released today (Feb. 8) by LifeWay Research.
If You Build It, Will They Pray? Constructing Religious Worlds with Minecraft
(RNS) — Jeremy Smith wanted to talk about Jesus, so he picked up a shovel and headed out to build a tunnel.
A virtual shovel, that
The Complex History of ‘In God We Trust’
The history of the phrase “In God We Trust” and similar invocations of God in national life, are relatively recent additions to America’s political language.
Faith Groups, Nonprofits Team Up to Help Homeless Around Super Bowl
(RNS) — As the Super Bowl nears and football fans head to Minneapolis, dozens of homeless people who usually spend the night at a
Patriots Same Team, ‘New Lights for Jesus’
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (BP) -- Another Super Bowl. Another year with the New England Patriots playing in it.
But from a spiritual perspective, there's something new
Why God and Ben Franklin Pick the Pats
(RNS) — This year’s Super Bowl pits the New England Patriots (again) against the Philadelphia Eagles. For many years, I’ve been using biblical and other
To Keep Churches Safe, Government Gets Involved
TAUNTON, Mass. (RNS) — Two months after the deadliest church shooting in American history, federal authorities are spearheading new efforts to help equip local faith
Freak Show or Spiritual Test? Book Explores World of Snake Handlers
(RNS) — When Andrew Hamblin walks into church to preach on a Sunday morning, he brings along death in a box.
3 Lessons from a Pastor up Close to the Kentucky School Shooting
(RNS) — As the shots rang out through Marshall County High School, shock waves simultaneously reverberated throughout all of Marshall County as one fact was
Virginia Senate Passes Bill to Allow Guns in Churches
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Senate has passed legislation aimed at allowing guns in church in response to a deadly church shooting