Dec 31, 2007 | Christ Community Music
Natalie Grant's Passion For Justice And Mercy (January 2008) This...
“Starting The Home Foundation has been one of the more significant things of my life”
When Dashboard Confessional hit the big time in 2001, every broken-hearted emo scene... Times, they are a'changin'. Want proof? Just last year, a new band named Family... Last year, Family Force 5 exploded - ... via Christ Community Music
Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed
Truth and Non-Consequences in Political Campaigns
As a skeptic and empiricist I have an admitted weakness for forensic analyses of political posturing, but it's still remarkable the falsehoods that candidates so blithely spew in an age when they are so easily ... via Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed
“Even though we know it's coming, and we're lining up all of that stuff, it's gonna be here too fast”
'The Campbell Brothers Christmas Jam' is the second year that the acclaimed sacred-steel and rockin' gospel group is throwing a benefit show here. via Democrat & Chronicle
Money may be motive in Christmas Eve killings
“Gate is locked, unable to gain access.”
A man who identified himself as a relative of the victims slain at a Carnation-area home is grief-stricken as he is informed of the tragedy at the crime scene. via The Seattle Times
Seventh Day Slumber highlights Winter Blast
On Jan. 4, Winter Blast '08 will be making waves in the Tri-State region, proving to be one of the most significant concert events in the area. via Cumberland Times-News
Blair conversion a case of 'coming in from the cold'
“When a former prime minister becomes a Catholic, that must be a sign that Catholicism really has come in from the cold in this country”
FORMER prime minister Tony Blair's conversion to Catholicism means he is now a member of the most popular Christian denomination in Britain, according to research published yesterday. via Shanghai Daily
Selling the Good Book by its cover
“We're looking to turn them into Bible lovers . . . so it becomes part of the warp and woof of their being.”
The original scribes of the Bible may have been inspired by God. Their modern-day successors? They find inspiration in vacuum cleaners, polka-dot bedspreads and a slick, hot-pink Juicy Couture purse. via KCPQ
Jewish Agency Names Christian Zionists to Top Leadership
“The Fellowship interacts with donors in terms of values, where the money is going, reporting and accountability”
December 24, 2007 at 3:53 am Filed under Jews & Judaism , Mideast Peace Haim Dov Beliak just e-mailed me about a bombshell piece of news. via Make the World a Better Place
Award-Winning Artist Rebecca St. James to Speak for Compassion Malaria Initiative
“Malaria: A Plague of the Poor.”
Rebecca St. James, a long-time spokesperson and advocate for Compassion International who has been named "Favorite Female Artist" by CCM Magazine for the seventh consecutive year, will host Compassion's newest ... via Earth Times
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Blair conversion bolsters Catholicism's "lead"
“But in recent decades a fundamental shift has taken place ... If someone shifts their allegiance, well, as Jesus said, 'there are many dwelling places in my father's house'.”
By Luke Baker
LONDON (Reuters) - Former prime minister Tony Blair's conversion to Catholicism means he is now a member of the most popular Christian denomination in Britain, according to religious research published on Sunday.
Despite England's official break with the pope in Rome during Henry VIII's reign more than 400 years ago, making Anglicanism and the Church of England dominant, Catholicism is now the most practiced faith in the land.
A survey by the group Christian Research published in the Sunday Telegraph newspaper showed that around 862,000 worshippers attended Catholic Mass each week in 2006, exceeding the 852,000 who went to Church of England services. Read more
The following religious services are scheduled for today and the coming week: *Moreland Presbyterian Church, Beaver Dams-Moreland Road: Pastor Ann Campbell will give the sermon at the 9:30 a.m. Sunday service. via Star-Gazette
Gospel singer makes old-style holiday album
“Michael does a great job multitasking”
When contemporary gospel singer Michael W. Smith set out to make his own holiday album, he chose the same lush sound he heard on Christmas albums as a child. via The Post and Courier