Texas church gets after-school snacks to kids in need 11/27 UMC.orgEvangelical flocks on their own at the polls 11/27 Los Angeles TimesBook offers blueprint for Wesleyan way of living 11/27 UMC.orgSkin cell to stem cell method could relieve ethical concerns 11/27 New York TimesSwitchfoot, Relient K concerts raise over $40K dollars for Habitat for Humanity 11/27 Christian PostUnited Methodists take food stamp challenge 11/27 UMC.orgNigerian pastor's Ukrainian megachurch expanding to U.S.11/27 Sun TimesSaddleback to host global AIDS summit 11/27 Christian PostU.S. abortion total hits lowest mark since 1974 11/27 Christian PostUnited Methodist ex-gang member ministers to ex-cons 11/14 UMC.orgAfrica declaration released 11/14 IRDPastor lives on Chick-Fil-A rooftop 11/14 Christian PostGeorgia governor turns to prayer to ease drought 11/14 USA TodaySo long, Gideons 11/14 NewsweekMiracle in Ethiopia 11/14 Christianity TodayMore new women priests than men in Church of England 11/14 BBC.orgNorth Korea arrests Christians for alleged espionage 11/14 Christian PostReview of recently penned book "Christian Art" 11/14 RelevantResearch reveals critical need of Christian college freshmen 11/14 Christian PostUnited Methodists get their game on to fight malaria 11/14 UMC.orgRocking joyful noise 11/9 NY Times From carpenter to caretaker: inner city ministry 11/9 Christianity Today World's largest medical missions conference begins 11/9 Christian Post Beijing allows travelers one Bible for Beijing Olympics 11/9 Washington Times The mission of business 11/9 Christianity Today Researcher analyzes State of the Church report 11/9 UMC.org Investing in life-sustaining education 11/9 UMC.org Helping warriors transition into citizens 11/9 UMC.org Sonicflood partners with ONE campaign 11/9 Christian Post Good News News Release11/02/07Christian activists promote anti-poverty message of classic 1908 Social Creed USA Today 11/5Movie to feature UM related Wiley College historic debate team UMC.org 11/5Judicial Council allows transgender pastor to remain in pulpit NPR 11/5Texas Baptists name first woman president Christian Post 11/5Hispanic church offers alternative to street gangs in California UMC.org 11/5Operation Classroom celebrates twenty years of missions UMC.org 11/5Iranian filmmakers expose Christian murder case Christian Post 11/5Arizona students organize prayer marathon USA Today 11/5UM evangelical event focuses on church’s critical issues By Kathy Gilbert UMC.org 11/1 United Methodist Missions Agency chief fired at directors' meeting10/23 IRD
Parking lot provides safe haven for homeless amidst police crackdown10/22 Christian Post Broken bread event on Capitol Hill marked World Food Day 10/22 Christian Post Ecumenism not optional for Christians10/22 UMC.org Pastor honored for risking life for hundreds of North Korean refugees 10/22 Christian Post Hollywood’s most powerful Christians10/22 Beliefnet.com Secret struggle: single women and men share their experiences with porn addiction10/22 Christianity Today Alabama first state to adopt Bible textbook for high schools10/22 Christian Post When religion and nature collide10/22 NPR Some search for church by way of the web10/22 USA TodayFisher, 34, succeeds D. James Kennedy10/22 Christian Post Scars of war run deep for many female vets10/22 CNN Fresh bread, fresh start: L.A.’s Homeboy Industries 10/22 CS Monitor God’s shortwave radio in world’s rural outposts10/22 Washington Post Bad marriage might literally hurt the heart10/22 Christian PostGay Seattle clergywoman comes out during worship10/22 UMC.orgCandid look at abortion in America: review of new film Lake of Fire10/22 avclub.com In depth: Dr. Ralph Winter on frontier missions in India10/22 BBCESPN nails it: Jon Kitna’s faith 10/22 Get ReligionCondemning domestic violence from the pulpit 10/22 Washington PostColson: Hitchens’s distortion of Christian history 10/22 Christian Post
Crazy for God: How I grew up as one of the elect, helped found the religious right, and lived to take all (or almost all) of it back Popmatters.com Presidential hopefuls share views on gay childrens book christianpost.comConservatives take first step towards new Anglican structure Pastors minister to revelers in distress on town’s streets BBC Iraqi Christians forced to leaveWashington TimesBen Stein confronts dominance of Darwinian thought in new film Guiding Himalayan treks, Nepali woman scales mountains of social taboos Christian Science Monitor
United Methodists commit to nets for Cote d’IvoireUMC.org Episcopal leaders ease stance on gay issuesUSATodayCatholic theologians fear loss of intellectual freedomUSAToday
Halo 3 in the Bible?ChristianPost.comPrayer Conference Calls United Methodists to Prayer UMNS 10/1 Offensive ‘Last Supper’ fetish ad incites uproarChristianPost.com 9/28
Fewer seniors live in nursing homes USA Today 9/28
Torture of Eritrean Christians BBC 9/28
Catholic hospitals to follow Plan B law 9/28
Liberian president to address United Methodists UMC.org 9/28
For one African, the good life is helping others Christian Science Monitor 9/28
A Muslim astronaut’s dilemma: how to face Mecca from space Wired.com 9/28
John Calvin: green socialist?ChristianPost.com 9/28
Renovating the biblical Psalms Slate 9/28
UMC steps up sexual misconduct policy to halt disturbing trendChristianPost.com 9/28
Ethiopia celebrates ‘true cross’BBC 9/28
Leisure World retirement neighbors find out they are former SS guard and Holocaust survivor BBC 9/28
Harvest crusade revs up 10,000 New YorkersChristianPost.com 9/28
The rise of raunch: what’s a Christian woman supposed to do in an oversexed culture? Today's Christian Woman 9/28Iranians flocking to Christian television ChristianPost.com 9/26 World Vision convoy ambushed in Darfur 9/26
National Pastors Convention homepage Herod’s temple quarry found 9/26
The power of forgivenessPBS documentary 9/26
Bach in Japan: hope in a secular nation 9/26
United Methodist men lack church support 9/26
Proposed Social Creed seeks global acceptance 9/26
San Diego mayor changes same sex marriage stance due to daughter’s lifestyle 9/26
Key Khmer Rouge architect arrested 9/26
The purpose of fasting – Yeats, Sam Harris, and Athanasius 9/26
Why are Kurdish women dying of burns? 9/26
Presbyterians reject support for gay ordination 9/26
Third Narnia film delayed until 2010 9/26
Bridges to Life gives prisoners new perspective 9/26 SMART GROWTH Lead your church in the right directionGay-Activist Suit Prompts Loss of Church Group's Tax Exemption - Citizen Link 9/20 Ranks of child soldiers swell in Congo Christian Science Monitor 9/19God Delusion debate pits ‘new atheist’ against Christian apologistChristianPost.com 9/19How to harness millenials for ChristChristianPost.com 9/19Elderly at highest risk for suicide USA Today 9/19Can United Methodists follow their call? One ministerial candidate’s view UMC.org 9/19Maryland gay couples lose marriage court battlechristianpost.com 9/19A first, women challenge driving ban in Saudi ArabiaBBC 9/19Church to be billed for immigrant rallyBreitbart.com 9/19Biblical order drives Arab-Israeli cooperationChristian Science Monitor 9/19Two paths: religion and psychiatry NY Times 9/19Chat with ‘Shane and Shane’ Christianity Today 9/19Imprisoned Chinese Bible printer released after three years ChristianPost 9/19Juror helps prisoner find ChristChristianPost 9/19United Methodist Kenyan clergywoman making big waves with preaching Spiritscholars.com 9/19The political and the divine: review of ‘The Stillborn God: Religion, Politics and the Modern West’ NY Times 9/19UM ordination service is long distance family affair UMC.org 9/19Young evangelist draws thousands to worship at ‘The Basement,’ featuring lasers, hip hop, and prayer Christian Science Monitor 9/19Christians urged to pray for Muslims during Ramadan ChristianPost 9/19Pittsburgh church offers dramatically different worshipUMC.org 9/19Few Christian parents see teens’ faith challenges as significant ChristianPost 9/19In notorious prison, 1,000 children spend godly day with inmate dadsChristianPost 9/19Inside North Korea’s underground churchesMSNBC 9/19An Older, Wiser Ex-Gay Movement By Tim Stafford
Christianity Today 9/17Researchers Say Sexual Orientation Can Change By Devon Williams
CitizenLink 9/17 We are our Nation's KeeperBy Janice Shaw Crouse, Ph.D.Empire Builder D. James Kennedy dies at 76 By Sarah Pulliam -Christianity today 9/6 A UMNS Commentary By the Rev. Dwight Sullivan*
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Kansas City Churches a Model for Racial Reconciliation
Two Metro Kansas City Congregations – One Largely White and One Largely African-American – Hold Joint Services on Labor Day Weekend 8/30 Churches still restoring gulf coast two years later 8/30 Nelson Mandela statue unveiled in London 8/30New hymnal proposed for UMC 8/30For Sudanese refugees, a cycle in flight 8/30Student hikes to New Orleans to raise relief funds 8/30Movie making church set for third release 8/30Zimbabwe economy in freefall 8/30Reconversion: a fresh look at faith and doubt in Victorian England 8/30Kenyan Anglicans ordain rebel U.S. bishops 8/30‘Pages’ of Shane and Shane 8/3047M without health insurance in 2006 8/30Caucus honors theologian Justo Gonzalez 8/30
Katrina volunteers to get handmade prayer shawls 8/30Priest set for Ethiopian road run 8/30The road to Emmaus: Chicago ministry offers hot meals, friendship to male prostitutes 8/30Customized military Bible released for families of deployed soldiers 8/30Immigration activist arrested after leaving sanctuary 8/30Eat, drink and be hungry 8/30Ministry from on high: Prayer One helicopter spirits ministers into new atmosphere of ministry 8/30Trusting God in the ‘not yet’: single in the 21st century 8/30RENEW Press Release on Women's Division Seminar 8/24Membership in the church: What is required? Three new pieces from professor Robert Gagnon 8/16
Hybels features ‘disturbing’ interview with british screenwriter8/13/07Taliban frees 2 Korean christian hostages8/13/07UM Church helps senior adults brush up on driving skills 8/13/07Understanding shalom8/13/07
6 young people to address general conference 8/13/07Bibles, crucifixes not allowed into saudi arabia 8/13/07Dirty girls the new porn addicts 8/13/07Wanted nonprofit leaders 8/13/07
Leadership academy nurtures African American youth 8/13/07The true, good and beautiful christian 8/13/07Inching towards San Cayetano standing in line with pilgrims 8/13/07 Survey reasons why young adults quit church 8/13/07Missionary service is family tradition for Wingeiers 8/13/07Survey how 50+ americans view afterlife 8/13/07Teens with above average IQ more likely to be virgins 8/13/07Lutherans revolutionize identity amid membership decline 8/13/07‘She made christ her home’ 8/13/07Whites now minority in 10% of us counties 8/13/07Praying by the book marking the hours 8/13/07Liberate my people Ruth Padilla Deborst 8/13/07A chestertonian in hollywoodGilbert Magazine 7/31
Survey: christians worldwide too busy for GodChristian Post 7/31
Christians laud historic us bill addressing india’s caste problemsChristian Post 7/31
Irish methodist pastor receives queens honorsUMC.org 7/31
General conference petitions lost through emailUMC.org 7/31
For weary fliers, a place to prayWashington Times 7/31
Operation mobilization appeals for prayers in midst of zimbabwe crisisChristian Post 7/31
Off the interstate, churches await: maryland’s religious tourismWashington Post 7/31
Resurrecting the public death: tammy fayeChristianity Today 7/31
Evangelicals, atheists consistent in faith and practiceChristian Post 7/31
Religion beat became test of faithL A Times 7/31
There’s no place like home, these christians sayL A Times 7/31
China deporting missionaries07/16Micro coverage a big help for Mexico’s poor07/16Muslims call for ban on Evan Almighty07/16Hundreds of Darfur refugees flock to Israel07/16Head of largest U.S. Pentecostal group to step down07/16North Korean Christian on death row sparks campaign by watchdog group, US senators07/16Outreach in an ESPN world07/16Pro-gay church teaches members how to stand up, influence society07/16Massive young crowd fasts for moral revolution07/16Nevada UM church gives livestock to faraway families07/16Super bowl Coach Dungy emphasizes God as priority in memoir07/16Christian agency slams Zimbabwe heads illegitimate regime07/16
How to grow a church: Kansas pastor offers tips at Methodist convention 7/3Hillsong emphasizes justice at annual convention of 26,000 7/3Maxwell tops 30 most influential leadership gurus7/3Ugandan born theologian offers new paradigm7/3United Methodists turn tide for growth 6/26Christianity spreading in Iran via multimedia 6/26Caring for aging parents 6/26Secretary of State Rice: World is failing Darfur 6/26Canadian Anglicans reject blessing same-sex unions 6/26Seeking answers with field trips in faith 6/26First big wave of Iraqi refugees heads for U.S. 6/26Afghan boy outsmarts Taliban6/26Science of the Soul:' I think therefore I am' losing force 6/26Breakaway churches struggle to raise legal funds 6/26Putting faith in affordable housing 6/26How would Jesus rock these days? 6/26Jesus, would you pass the mashed potatos please? 6/22Grants awarded to ministries for older adults 6/22Britain's Blair to convert to Catholicism? 6/22Thousands honor fallen firefighters in Charleston 6/22Part time pastors fill churches' needs 6/22A ‘broken people’ in booming India: more people rejecting Hinduism for Buddhism 6/21
Mississippi closer to civil rights museum6/21
US military’s new Iraq strategy: Religious conciliation6/21
Ruth Graham dies 6/20
Olson nominated to lead Women’s Division 6/20
Jesus film on verge of reaching 1,000th translation 6/20
Values set Baltimore school apart 6/20
Women under siege in Afghanistan 6/20
World refugee day 6/20
UMCOR, Muslim aid to sign partnership agreement 6/20
Lausanne leaders challenged in Budapest6/20
More grads opt to serve the poor 6/20
Christian porn in the news 6/20
More U.S. Episcopalians look abroad amid rift 6/20
Earthquake sets back Solomon Islands Bible project 6/20
Scores held over Chinese slavery 6/20
Pro life music fest expected to draw thousands 6/20
Einstein’s leap of faith 6/20
Worse than hell: Hitchens on the religious mind 6/20
Prosthetic legs offer godly hope in Ghana 6/20
An unhooked culture: Parents failing teens about sex 6/20
UM churches share stories of Filipino martyrs 6/20
Christian reformed church removes bars to women leadership 6/20
Anchored in love: a tribute to June Carter Cash 6/8The eternal vaudeville of the spiritual mind: Niebuhr on stage6/8Vatican to build solar panel roof6/8Gay marriages drop sharply in Massachusetts6/8Polish girl’s holocaust diary unveiled6/8In D.C., hundreds of couples mark long years of marriage6/8In or out of Eden, one man’s unicorn may be another man’s apatosaurus6/8
The mission of the Trinity6/8Taylor becomes first African head of state on trial for war crimes6/8Polls: most believe Bible is God’s wordRural china’s suicide problem among women6/8California bill would give men, same sex couples right to choose surname6/8Malaysia rejects Christian’s appeal6/8Mexican baby boom in ny shows strength of new immigrants6/8Even evangelical teens do it: religion and sex6/8Film as a healing exercise: film, narrative and human rights festival6/8
Failing the Bible Polls: Too few Americans remember what’s in Good Book (Pennsylvania Times-Leader) 5/21
Liberal Methodist officials accused of curbing influence of conservative delegates (One News Now) 5/18Leadership group fostering churchwide 'culture of call' (UMNS) 5/18
Bishops focus on poverty in Africa and its causes (UMNS) 5/18
Mainline Christianity: decadence or dawn?By Donald W. Haynes (UM Reporter) 5/15
Mission volunteer numbers show ‘incredible’ growth (UMNS) 5/15
Spider-Man 3: Message redeems hectic flick by Bill Fentum (UM Reporter) 5/15
Retired bishop urges change in homosexuality stance (UMNS) 5/15
Can we learn to conference together? By Andrew C. Thompson (UM Reporter) 5/15
Plan would pave way for U.S. regional conference (UMNS) 5/15
Beyond discipleship: empowering laity for ministry by Richard C. Thompson (UM Reporter) 5/15
Bishops examine roles, appointments process (UMNS) 5/15
Q&A: Chastity is so out, it's in, says author Dawn Eden (UM Reporter) 5/15
Christian groups launch adoption campaign (LA Times) 5/14CALLING ABOLITIONIST CHURCHES (The Ooze) 5/14 An Open Letter from Mike MorrellChurch Cancelled, Service Begins (Christianity Today) 5/14
Across the country, churches are closing their doors on Sunday mornings to serve their communities through the new four-week churchwide campaign called Faith in Action.Nurseries feel pinch as mothers stay home (Times Online) 5/11U.S. Divorce Rate Lowest Since 1970 (AP) 5/11Nightline Debates Existence of God (Broadcasting & Cable)Religion in the news (AP) In His Grip Golf Association, a ministry that teaches churches how to use golf as a way to share the Gospel.Bishops' president calls for new church movement (UMNS) 5/3Virginia Tech Wesley Foundation offers safety, solace (UMNS) 5/3Germans agree on mutual recognition of baptism (UMNS) 5/3His Eminence Sunday Mbang, prelate emeritus of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, honored with the World Methodist Peace Award (UMNS) 4/25
Politically correct or perfect? The lie of political correctness is that there is no standard for judgment By Shannon Vowell
(UM Reporter) 4/25
'Town hall' gathering offers snapshot of the church (UMNS) 4/25
Lasting legacy: Augustine set tone for Western theology By Robin Russell (UM Reporter) 4/25
United Methodists join in Sudan water mission project (UMNS) 4/25
Church basement memories by Mary Jacobs (UM Reporter) 4/25
Event to explore Charles Wesley’s work, legacy (UMNS) 4/25
Alabama UMC has strong Singles Sunday school by Boyce Bowdon (UM Reporter)
Virginia Tech Wesley Foundation offers safety, solace (UMNS
Protesting the "Partisan" Bush Library by Mark Tooley (FrontPage) 4/25
Religion in the News (AP)
The Church For Men flips around the look and feel of worship and its leader says that's a good thing.To hear the word of God, press play (LA Times) 4/23 Bible on CD starring Jim Caviezel.Trading pews for couches (Milwaukee Journal Sentinal) 4/23 More faithful are gathering for home-based worship.Evel Overcome With Good (Christianity Today)
Daredevil Knievel's testimony triggers mass baptisms at Crystal Cathedral. 4/20
Change of Heart (Christianity Today) 4/13
Erica Kim was a spoiled, rich girl from a Buddhist home. Now she gives herself to those in desperate poverty
Goodbye Religion, Hello Spirituality (Christianity Today) 4/13U. OF C. HEALTH STUDY (Chicago Sun-Times) 4/13
Physicians believe God can help patients get healthyUrban ministry survey cites need for training, support (UMNS) 4/11
Collins: Why this scientist believes in God (CNN) 4/11Interview: N. T. Wright on the Resurrection (Christianity Today) 4/6Slideshow: Images of Calvary (Christianity Today) 4/6Methodists swap stories of fearless women of faith (UMNS) 4/6Religion: Is God Real? (Newsweek) 4/5'Voluntourism' on the rise (CNN) 4/5Evangelists battle on the beaches to save the souls of Spring Break party animals (Telegraph) 4/5In pictures: Palm Sunday (BBC) 4/2Hill group cites power of prayer (Washington Times) 4/2Looking for God Online (TIME) 4/2‘March Madness’ advances Nothing But Nets drive (UMNS) 3/28 Zimbabwe hosts Social Principles training (UMNS) 3/28I Like Jesus … Not the Church (Outreach Magazine) 3/21
Today's non-Christian 20- and 30-somethings are big fans of Jesus but are less thrilled with His followers and the churches where they worship.The legacy of slavery (BBC) 3/21Sex slavery widespread in England (BBC) 3/19Love Your Muslim as Yourself (Christianity Today) 3/19
We remain woefully ignorant about the world's second-largest religion.
Ireland's Evangelical Moment (Christianity Today) 3/17
Irish national identity has eroded, making room for Protestants.Korean-American bishop gives Methodists new energy in Lower Hudson Valley (The Journal - NY)Church council blesses Bush library with land (UMNS) 3/15Commentary: How to become a General Conference delegate (UMNS) 3/15Dissing Illusionment (Christianity Today) 3/14
What unhappy 20s want from church.
SMU seeking church approval for Bush
library site (AP) 3/12
Why They Pray(Wall Street Journal) 3/12
The trials of war strengthen many soldiers' faith.
Pastors go high-tech with sermons (Contra Costa Times) 3/12
Churches are empty in the heart of Rome; (AP) 3/12
While worshippers in suburbs pray in garages.
Holiday Christians (The Ooze) 3/9
United Methodist Renewal Group Releases Letter to Bishops (IRD) 3/7
IRD reports on the actions of Good News.