Mother’s March
Rev. Sheila N. Bouie-Sledge Like Grains of Bread, women of all races, ages, ethnicities, and cultures united on a frontof no more killings of our children. The hundred of faces, strong and...
View ArticleAre You Seeking Your Own Glory?
My wife, Pam, and I were married at twenty-two, and within five years, I was running my life at unprecedented speeds, even for me. We lived in Shreveport, Louisiana, at the time, where I taught...
View ArticleWhen Life Gets Messy
By age 35, my life was looking pretty good. I had been married for more than a decade to a man who checked all the “right” boxes. I had a top notch education, a job I enjoyed, a church home, and two...
View Article21 minutes of Alternative worship music from bands that might surprise you
The fact that Christian Punk, Metal and Alternative music exists should come as no surprise to lovers of Christian music.There is an entire scene dedicated to bands who not only openly identify as...
View ArticleThe Music Kids Listen to These Days and 4 Reasons to Listen Too
Who has not at some point heard the plaintive wail of some adult, "The music kids listen to these days…" This is normally accompanied by an exhale and shaking of the head. It is as if the world will...
View ArticleChristian Voting Guide
With the majority of the cases and counter-claims of lawmakers, it is not difficult to end up befuddled on whom to vote in favor of in races. In voting, we are regularly guided by the political party...
View ArticleThe Single Greatest Civil Rights Threat of Our Time
We live in a time where the very freedom to express our respective faith values stands threatened – a road we have never been down before. From the HHS mandate requiring religious organizations to...
View ArticleVicar of Baghdad: Iraq “A Million Times Worse” Since Americans Lefts in 2011
(Tacoma, WA)—Canon Andrew White—also known as the Vicar of Baghdad—spoke some difficult truths on the extreme hardships suffered by Iraq's minorities, during a service this past Sunday, according to a...
View ArticleChristians Can Vote, and More!
The Episcopal Diocese of Michigan recently passed a resolution on gun control. It was a symbolic resolution, with no real power, other than to serve as a statement (or perhaps model) that innocent...
View ArticleWorld Health Organization Urges Sneeze Protection in Fight Against Ebola...
Experts agreed that it was most important to have PPE [personal protective equipment] that protects the mucosae—mouth, nose and eyes—from contaminated droplets and fluids. Given that hands are known...
View ArticleHarvest Networking Group – Meeting Place!
The Harvest Networking Group—Now has a home for it’s Meetings! Thanks to John Thrower and The Family Vision Center In St. Peters. http://www.thefamilyvision.org/ This facility...
View ArticleThe Day Jesus Redefined Marriage
This week in Nashville, folks from the Southern Baptist Convention gathered for the 2014 Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission National Conference. To be honest, I didn't know a thing about it and...
View ArticleTeaching Character to Your Kids
Do you want your children to mature into young men and women whose integrity makes them shine like stars? Do you want your kids to have great character — but you don't know how to help them become all...
View Article5 Benefits of Being a Female Executive: A guest post by Selma Wilson
For the past four years, I have served on the executive leadership team (ELT) of LifeWay. The President/CEO, Thom Rainer, appointed me as the first woman in our organization’s history to serve on the...
View Article10 Jobs That Are Impossible to Explain to Your Parents
With industry-shifting changes in technology in recent years, many parents have no idea what their adult kids actually do for a living. But they want to understand. That's a big reason why LinkedIn,...
View ArticleIf You’re Too Exhausted to Find God’s Strength
Years ago I led a women's retreat called "How to Dress Like a Warrior." Lately I have felt anything but warrior-like. If I am a warrior, I'm definitely a weary warrior. Today I reread Ephesians...
View ArticleMarilynne Robinson, Author of ‘Lila’, On Writing Novels About Faith
NEW YORK (RNS) What are you afraid of? That’s what Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson asks writers who shy away from writing about faith. The beloved author has won accolades after...
View ArticlePrayer Ninjas Welcomed to Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD, CA – A lot happened on that Church Youth Retreat when I was 9 years old. I got to watch Mitch almost get electrocuted trying to wire a remote control receiver into the Girls’ light switch...
View ArticleIncredible Album, This I Know
Becoming Who You Are by Seattle-based Kings Kaleidoscope, is available everywhere on October 27th. This “gourmet” album is a great call to worship and is a fresh offering of praise for the Church to...
View ArticleEx-Gay Christian Rapper Jackie Hill-Perry Defies Critics Who Say You Can’t...
Chicago, IL)—Christian "spoken-word poet" Jackie Hill-Perry used to be a lesbian, but after a radical encounter with God in 2008, the 25-year-old newlywed—who is pregnant with her first child—is now,...
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