Why Bibles Are Disappearing From Hotel Nightstands - Religion …
WEBNov 23, 2021 · Some believe that The Gideons actually want you to take these Bibles, perhaps in hopes of spreading the Good Word. However, your hotel staff may disagree. Removing The Bible from its place in a hotel room is not actually supporting the reason it was put there in the first place, as they are intended for the next guest to …
5 Jesus Movies You Should Watch This Easter - Religion Unplugged
WEBApr 4, 2020 · As Christians prepare for Easter, here are five movies about Jesus, both in theaters and on TV, that rise above the rest: Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, the film (it’s Italian title is ) is a 1964 drama of the story of Jesus based on Saint Matthew’s account. The film starts at the Nativity and runs through the Resurrection.
'The Forge' Review: If You Want Young Men to Leave Christianity, …
WEBAug 23, 2024 · If You Want Young Men to Leave Christianity, Have Them Watch ‘The Forge’. (REVIEW) The focus of “The Forge” on the modern plight of young men in society is laudable. But the film’s inability to empathize with these men, or offer a compelling vision for their lives, will turn them away from Christianity more than draw them to it ...
Former Mars Hill Pastor Mark Driscoll Finds A Safe Space In Arizona
WEBOct 2, 2023 · SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — After the dramatic implosion of Seattle’s Mars Hill Church in 2014, its co-founder and pastor — Mark Driscoll, an unapologetically confrontational preacher who resigned when church leaders accused him of abusive leadership — decamped with his family to Arizona.. Cast into a ministerial wilderness, Driscoll quickly began hunting for new allies and opportunities.
Resignations, Turmoil, Continue at Piper’s Bethlehem Baptist Church
WEBJul 21, 2021 · Jason Meyer recently resigned as a pastor for preaching & vision at Bethlehem Baptist Church, popular pastor John Piper’s campus. Photo by Bethlehem Baptist. Jason Meyer, a graduate of the church’s Bethlehem College and Seminary, was a leading choice, even though, as he , the responsibility seemed too big to bear. “I’m scared.
The Future Of American Religion: Birth Rates Show Who's Having …
WEBOct 4, 2021 · (ANALYSIS) Just last month, a team of economists from Wellesley College and the University of Maryland published a working paper that focused on a peculiar puzzle facing the United States: declining birth rates.. More particularly, the team of researchers was trying to understand why birth rates continued to fall even after the economy was recovering from the Great Recession of 2007.
Inside the Christian camp that used to be Oregon's infamous cult …
WEBJun 13, 2019 · on the place, the site eventually became a Christian camp called the Washington Family Ranch. It opened 20 years ago this month, and anyone can visit. It’s run by the Colorado Springs-based youth ministry Young Life. On a foggy spring morning, it took me an hour to drive the 32 miles from Fossil, the nearest sizable town.
Ancient site dedicated to Pan on Israel's Golan Heights is revered …
WEBJul 31, 2020 · Golan Heights grotto revered by Christians and Druze, reviled as pagan site by Jews. BANIAS, Israel—Before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March, I used to like to stand in front of the Grotto of Pan at Banias, at the foot of towering Mount Hermon and welcome tourists to the lush Hermon Stream Nature Reserve on the Israeli-controlled ...
After Falling From Grace, Televangelist Jim Bakker Is Still On The Air
WEBOct 8, 2021 · Ex-vangelical YouTuber Brenda Marie Davies Preaches Progressive Faith To Next Generation. (REVIEW) Disgraced televangelist Jim Bakker has been broadcasting “The Jim Bakker Show” since 2003, nine years after his release from prison. Today, it reflects an empty shell of his former glory, featuring prophetic apocalyptic preaching.
History of the Muslim prayer call in the US - Religion Unplugged
WEBJul 13, 2023 · (ANALYSIS) Minneapolis recently became the first major U.S. city to allow the “adhan,” or Muslim call to prayer, to be broadcast from mosques five times a day.. In April 2023, the Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved a change to the city’s sound ordinance, effectively eliminating time constraints that previously prevented the pre-dawn and evening prayer calls from being broadcast.