The New Journalism movement of the 1960s and 1970s, in which writers such as Joan Didion and Truman Capote fused subjective perspectives with fictional techniques, “had secularist problems,” said Costica Bradatan. “The Heartbeat of God: What Journalism Talks About Faith and Why It Is Important.” New Journalism “often…
By Pastor Dennis LeeWe live in a world that’s quickly becoming filled with bitterness and hatred. Joy for life and living is fading, and is found mostly today in pills or in a bottle.But God wants us to be joy filled, and He knows that this joy can…
Today, we continue to read from Chapter 6 of John’s gospel. Last Sunday, we have seen how Jesus feeds 6,000 people by multiplying five loaves of bread and two fish, which so astonishes the crowd that they want to make him king. Knowing their intent, Jesus flees to…
Just as Mary and Martha made choices, believers in Christ today can do the same thing to deal with the stress in their lives.Stress is a major problem in life, even in church, and prayer can take that stress away, Minister Felton Woods,senior pastor of Gainesville Church of…
The main difference in the Promise Keepers event in Arlington last month and those of the 1990s was the empty seats. But that’s misleading.The men’s ministry started by then-Colorado football coach Bill McCartney in 1990 grew into regular gatherings of thousands at stadiums and arenas. The peak was…
The title translates to ‘Spiritual fashion,’ or at least I think it does! I have to give credit for this topic and much of what I’ll use in this column to a dear friend, Jan Russo.She gave a talk on this topic at a Christian Experience weekend a…
“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20At…
For the past few days, Sean Feucht and his worship team have witnessed miracles taking place throughout Montana. The tour started on Thursday in Lewistown, which Feucht pointed out was the smallest town that his “Let Us Worship” tour has been to so far. In a video shared…
By Jerry Bowyer, Contributor | Saturday, July 31, 2021Museum of the Bible As Christians, along with the world, struggle to deal with the Covid pandemic and now new genetic variants, few have turned to the Scriptures, and the person of Jesus for insight. That’s a pity, because a…
Suzanne Elizabeth AndersonWalking Our Faith I never tire of writing about my walk of faith. But I’m also interested in how others live their faith. So, I came up with what I call my Four Questions interview. Four questions are not too time consuming to ask of someone,…
Along with family, church has always been the most important institution in our society. The right church is the only place that affords actual truth. I say the right church because there are many churches that have succumbed to the evils of society. Avoid these. There are enough good…
Easily pleased, easily disappointed THROUGH UNTRUE Fr. Rolando V. dela Rosa, O.P. We are creatures of desire. From the moment we wake up until we sleep, we are consumed with desire. Desire fuels our enthusiasm to live, dream, and achieve. Sadly, the flipside of desire is disappointment because…
CONSTANTINOPLE – His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in his sermon during the feast of St. Paraskevi in the Pikridi neighborhood said that “the Orthodox Christians of Constantinople whoever we are, whatever we are, we are a family.”The Patriarch said that, “the Great Virgin-Martyr Saint Paraskevi, who is…
Mother Mary: Undaunted Faith (Luke 1:26–56) July 31, 2021 David C. Cramer By David C. Cramer Read Luke 1:26–56 Growing up as an evangelical in the South Bend area was an interesting experiment in compartmentalization. On the one hand, as evangelicals, we were deeply suspicious of Catholicism. We…
