Faith & Culture

NASHVILLE (BP) -- Church collection plates were a little bit fuller last fall, according to a new study released today (Feb. 8) by LifeWay Research.

(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 is. 

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.

(RNS) — As the Super Bowl nears and football fans head to Minneapolis, dozens of homeless people who usually spend the night at a church across the street from the stadium will sleep under a different roof for a few days.

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 to this team. 

(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 Jewish sources to pick the winner, and I’m almost always right.

TAUNTON, Mass. (RNS) —  Two months after the deadliest church shooting in American history, federal authorities are spearheading new efforts to help equip local faith leaders to prepare for the worst.

(RNS) — When Andrew Hamblin walks into church to preach on a Sunday morning, he brings along death in a box.

(RNS) — As the shots rang out through Marshall County High School, shock waves simultaneously reverberated throughout all of Marshall County as one fact was becoming increasingly clear: Our county would never be the same.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Senate has passed legislation aimed at allowing guns in church in response to a deadly church shooting in Texas. Gov. Ralph Northam opposes the measure and has indicated he would veto it.