Avlakeotes said he’s personally encountered so few cases of COVID-19 — and almost none that were serious — that he was more concerned about his parishioners being susceptible to succumbing to pneumonia from attending outdoor services in the cold weather. “It’s not that we don’t care. Of course…

What comes to mind when you think of worship? Perhaps your mind conjures an image of a contemporary worship band on stage, rocking out in church with lifted hands. There seems to be a lot of controversy surrounding the topic of what worship should look like in the…

The last few months have seen a lot of revolutionary groups from the 1960s depicted on screen: the Yippies and the Students for a Democratic Society in “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” the Black Panthers in “Judas and the Black Messiah,” the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in…

When people think about the biggest threat to the Middle East, they immediately think of terrorism. While terrorism undoubtedly undergirds many conflicts, a new threat has surfaced. And it’s even more terrifying and intimidating to people than terrorism. It’s called “change.” Change is challenging the Muslim religion, and more…

By Jeannie Law, Christian Post Reporter Follow | Thursday, January 28, 2021 Kirk Cameron’s 9/11 tribute at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, on September 11, 2016. | Facebook/KirkCameronAs President Joe Biden rolls out his plans for his first 100 days in office, which includes signing numerous executive orders,…

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Dear Tabby,Why does our dog tilt her head at us when we speak to her? It’s super cute, but I’m sure it also has a practical explanation.Head Tilter in TimbergroveDear Head Tilter,You’re correct on both accounts: Your dog’s head tilt IS super cute and it does have an…

(RNS) — I stepped into the pulpit on Jan. 10 feeling an extraordinary weight. Four days earlier, 11 miles from our church, some of those protesting the certification of the presidential election broke through glass, beat police with American flags and precipitated the first incursion into the U.S.…

Heights High School’s basketball teams continued to shine last week as the boys and girls teams went a combined 6-0 to highlight the area’s standout performances.Gracelynn Alvarez was the star for the Lady Bulldogs on Jan. 26, posting her first double-double of the season (25 points, 10 rebounds)…

As millions of small business owners around the nation await funding from a second round of the Paycheck Protection Program, all but assuring six more months of viability, higher-education economists have begun to call the first round a failure.As we know, hindsight is always perfect – unless it…