When covering a tragedy, faith almost always emerges as a part of the story. That was the case again this past weekend when a monster storm system struck the Deep South and the Plains.
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(REVIEW) Thereās a kind of soothing boredom that settles in throughout the film. Everything about it is mild. The jokes are gentle. The charactersā anger restrained. The sadness subdued. The animation is beautiful, but unremarkable. The voice actors deliver their lines without much intensity. Because the emotional highs and lows are nonexistent, the experience is more like watching a screensaver.
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(ANALYSIS) The goal was to create local educational events about smartphones and digital technology that would let parents interact with representatives from Troomi and other major companies in the āminimalistā phone marketplace ā such as Gabb, Bark, Pinwheel and The Light Phone. What happened next?
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Cambodia Christian Ministries models the medical missions it hosts after Jesusā example, Meierhofer said, referencing Matthew 4:23. About 93% of Cambodiaās 17 million people are Buddhist, making it essential that the Christian nonprofit work within government systems to spread the Gospel.
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Nearly 80 percent of evangelical Protestant pastors reject the scientific consensus that the climate is changing and human actions are a major cause, according to a new report. Only about one-quarter of clergy from other Christian traditions, such as Catholic and mainline Protestants, share this same skepticism.
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Half of U.S. Protestant pastors say their churches are growing but some warning signs remain about their congregational future. U.S. Protestant churches are almost evenly split between those that have grown within the past two years and those that are plateaued or declining, according to an Exponential study by Lifeway Research.
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In recent years, Nigeria has seen a surge in kidnappings and violent attacks. Christians living in the countryās five southeast states of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo have said violence has affected their religious lives.
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(OPINION) āPoor wordy little Protestantsā ā as someone once said ā have severed this connection between the church and its visual soul food. Bereft of beauty, Protestant churches have left us to the narcotizing effect of TV and social media, and a daily diet of pap, propaganda and rage. Could new generations and populations be inspired again to aspire to the heights to which those early artists aspired? If so, we'll surely need to get out more.
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The best week in sports is upon us once again. The menās NCAA basket tournament ā a time known as āMarch Madnessā ā brings with it office pools and, very often, plenty of surprises. Itās a long road to the championship game and a lot will happen between now and April 7. Here are five religiously-affiliated schools that could turn into Cinderella teams and pull off some upsets.
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(OPINION) As we prepare this Lenten season, let us walk through whatever wilderness we travel, knowing that Jesus walks with us, sure that he knows the wilderness far better than we, and knowing that, stays by our side.
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(ANALYSIS) If the saga of SWBTS does indeed have a happy ending, or at least a thriving next chapter, a good bit of the credit can be attributed to one man: Dr. David Dockery.
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(ANALYSIS) In recent days, a horrifying surge of violence and bloodshed has swept across Syria, leaving a civilian death toll of nearly 1,400. Most of the victims were part of the Alawite sect, former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assadās religious community. A number of Christians who live in close proximity to Alawite communities have also been killed.
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(BOOK EXCERPT) In the late 1970s, the San Francisco Bay Area sportswriters labeled the growing group of born-again Christians on the San Francisco Giants the "God Squad." When the God Squadders helped propel the team to a strong 1978 season, challenging the Dodgers and Reds, they often gave God the credit in post-game interviews. The press raised no objection. In 1979, when the Giants' fortunes faded, sportswriters were quick to blame the born-again players.
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(ANALYSIS) To many, George Berkeley is little more than a bishop ā a distant historical figure whose name happens to adorn the University of California at Berkeley. A polymath of epic proportions, he sought to dissect reality itself. While Elon Musk pursues a future of technological transcendence, Berkeley strived for clarity in the present, reducing reality to its bare bones.
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(ANALYSIS) After two years of thinking and writing, Cameron DeLaFleu and Joe Wilson have posted their full, final version of āThe Official List of 100 Movies Every Catholic Should See.ā They never took a week off in this process. The goal was to put a spotlight on āfilms which truly reach for the Good, True, and Beautiful in their themes as well as in their technical artistic prowess.ā
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Disgraced Gateway Church Founder Robert Morris has been indicted on five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child, according to a press release by the Oklahoma Attorney Generalās office.
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Egg prices typically increase every spring as Easter nears, largely due to demand. However, already-high prices have caused many to forgo eggs altogether this Paschal season. And it isnāt just Christians who are impacted by the high cost. Jews who are preparing to celebrate Passover look to eggs as a special part of their Seder meal. Not this year.
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(ANALYSIS) The recent trends of religious conversion have not rattled Kosovoās politicians. Kosovo has been long seeking membership into the European Union, selling itself to the world as a multi-ethnic and multi-religious place. These conversions are building a political premise for them to prove that Kosovo is closer to Europe by trying to establish Catholicism as central to their identity given Europeās strained relationship with Islam.
Read MoreThe Vatican on Sunday released the first photo of Pope Francis in the hospital since he began treatment for double pneumonia, in which the 88-year-old pontiff appeared to be breathing unaided.
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During a typical week, readers (or podcast listeners) send me emails or messages through various social-media platforms. Often, these people are frustrated or even angry. Most folks are not upset with me. More often than not, they are ticked off about something they have seen ā or failed to see ā in mainstream press coverage of the news.
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