Does God or money shape a church’s ministry?

Ask a Christian whether God or finances determine how a church operates.

Most likely, the response would be: “Of course, God does.”

01/10/2013 - By admin

Does God really require 10 percent?

Are Christians required to give 10 percent of their income to the church? If so, is it based on gross or net income? Would God accept less in hard times?

01/10/2013 - By admin

TobyMac keeps eye on the prize, focus on Jesus

Maturing believers exercise faith and trust.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Christians who are progressing in spiritual maturity are more likely to exercise their faith by trusting God even in difficult circumstances, according to a survey by LifeWay Research.

01/08/2013 - By admin

‘Are you my mother?’ Sometimes, there’s no easy answer

WASHINGTON (RNS)—In a classic 1960 children’s book, a baby bird toddles up to one critter after another asking, “Are you my mother?”

01/08/2013 - By admin

Why do the innocent suffer? It’s a modern question as old as the Book of Job

WACO (ABP)—Many criticized prominent evangelicals like James Dobson and Mike Huckabee for claiming December’s Connecticut school massacre was God’s punishment of a morally disobedient nation, but don’t expect such views to change.

01/08/2013 - By admin

From nuns to ‘nones,’ religion shaped the news in 2012

From the nuns to the “nones,” religion dominated the headlines throughout 2012. Faith was a persistent theme in the presidential race, and moral and ethical questions surrounded budget debates, mass killings and an unexpected focus on religious freedom.

12/27/2012 - By Administrator

Top 15 Christmas songs: Are they your favorites too?

Every year, new Christmas songs are written and performed by popular artists from nearly every music genre, but inside churches, the classics still reign.

12/17/2012 - By Administrator

Americans generally merry about Christmas music

According to a recent study by LifeWay Research, 70 percent of Americans enjoy hearing Christmas songs in December, but one in five Americans (21 percent) said it is is “overdone,” while seven percent find it “annoying.”

12/17/2012 - By Administrator

How should churches view holiday-only visitors?

Church leaders try a variety of methods to stay in contact with holy-day-only visitors—social media, direct mail, deacon family ministry programs—with varying degrees of success.

12/14/2012 - By Administrator

ECFA calls for more IRS guidance

FAITH DIGEST: A commission created by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability called for clearer IRS guidance and greater involvement among donors to address ministries and other nonprofits that are not being financially accountable. I

12/12/2012 - By Administrator

On 200th birthday, there’s no ‘bah humbug’ for Charles Dickens

This Advent season, many cities stage productions of Dickens’ most famous yuletide work, A Christmas Carol. But what were the author’s spiritual beliefs?

12/05/2012 - By Administrator