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  A culture of debt, a culture of thrift

  Hard work, thrift and philanthropy seem counter-cultural in a time and place where debt is pervasive, with individuals, families, companies and even the government borrowing increasing amounts of money.

  04/09/2010 - By admin

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  Analysis: Churches can help poor people avoid predatory lending trap

  Payday loan outlets have grown like kudzu in recent years. Texas has more payday lender outlets—about 3,000—than it has McDonald’s and Whataburger restaurants combined.

  04/08/2010 - By admin

• Churches wrestle with drop in donations

  The number of churches that reported a drop in giving due to the sour economy rose nearly 10 percent last year, according to new survey.

  04/08/2010 - By admin

• Reading the Bible through the eyes of poverty yields different interpretations

  Status in society can influence how people read and interpret the Bible—and often how they will act on it, according to some Christian leaders.

  04/08/2010 - By admin

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  Christians outside the West view Scripture differently

  Christians in the developing nations read Scripture differently than their brothers and sister in the affluent West, according to missiologist Caleb Oladipo.

  04/08/2010 - By admin

• Michigan Hutaree militia a cult, experts say

  Nine members of the Hutaree "Christian" militia in Michigan have been charged with planning to kill a local law enforcement officer and to attack the resulting funeral procession, targeting law enforcement vehicles with improvised explosive devices.

  04/08/2010 - By admin

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  Barbie gets ordained, and she has the wardrobe to match

  With her careers as veterinarian, astronaut and U.S. president behind her, Barbie has at last found her true calling—as an Episcopal priest.

  04/08/2010 - By admin

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  Faith Digest

  Muslim and Sikh groups praised the Transportation Security Administration for rolling back screening rules on passengers arriving from 14 primarily Islamic countries, even as some worry that profiling will continue.

  04/08/2010 - By admin

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  Baylor study links religion to racial prejudice

  More than 50 years after Martin Luther King lamented that 11 o'clock Sunday morning is the most segregated hour in America, a Baylor University study suggests that religion itself may be a contributing factor in racial prejudice.

  04/07/2010 - By Administrator

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  Congregational-health expert terms churches ‘in crisis’

  During his installation as president of the Center for Congregational Health, Bill Wilson said churches and ministers are "in crisis." That's a breath-sucking observation from the head of an organization that has dealt with struggling congregations for nearly 20 years.

  04/05/2010 - By Administrator

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  Waterproof Bible aimed at outdoorsmen

  Among all the attributes of the Bible celebrated by some evangelicals, add “waterproof” and “durable” to that list.

  03/29/2010 - By Administrator

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  Seminary professors attack new book by Brian McLaren

  Brian McLaren, a leader in the "emergent church" movement who roiled evangelical waters in 2004 with his book A Generous Orthodoxy, is at it again. And his latest book has drawn fire from professors at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

  03/26/2010 - By Administrator