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This is National Nurses Week, a time set aside to honor nurses who do incredible things in the ordinary course of their daily work. And then there are some nurses who go beyond even that.In the last year I’ve met two local nurses whose service to others goes far beyond ordinary. Their names are Karin and Karen, and the ministry organizations they’ve founded both offer hope. One is called Hope and a Future and the other is called Hope 2 Others.
The movie “God Is Not Dead” seems to have been one of the most popular of the recent flood of movies targeted at Christian audiences. It tells the story of a student whose faith is challenged by an atheist professor. Which may cause people to wonder, how accurately does it portray the climate facing Christians on the college campus?
Tom Swartz has been a worship leader for over 20 years. Last year, First Presbyterian Church of Waunakee hired him to design and lead a new contemporary service, held at 11 a.m. every Sunday.
Nashotah — The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church toured Nashotah House Theological Seminary for the first time on Thursday in response to an invitation so controversial it prompted the school’s longest running trustee to resign in protest. The visit by Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, whose church has been roiled by schism over theological debates in recent years, came at the request of three Nashatoah seminarians who wanted their bishop to see this campus where disparate parts of the fractured Anglican Communion strive to live in peace.
The Rev. Alex Gee shared a secret that churches learned a long time ago, “One of the best ways to bring people together is to eat.” A community potluck dinner was held at James Madison Memorial High School this afternoon as a part of the continuing response to Rev. Gee’s Justified Anger column in the Capital Times about race relations in Madison.My wife Anne and I set our potato salad on the salad table, filled our plates, and then sat down to a meal in which we had a frank and friendly conversation about race with some new friends that…
WKOW 27: Madison, WI Breaking News, Weather and Sports MADISON (WKOW) — One of two free clinics that provide a variety of health services was held Saturday at Calvary Gospel Church in Madison.The clinic included free health screenings, dental care, counseling services, haircuts and more. An open food pantry and a hot meal were also provided. In addition, the Red Cross held a blood drive at today’s event.
Not only is Wisconsin governor Scott Walker named as one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world, a Christian climatologist also made the list. Actor Don Cheadle wrote TIME’s short bio on Katherine Hayhoe, calling her “a smart person who defies stereotype.” We reported on Hayhoe in 2010 when she visited Madison as part of the Wisconsin Book Festival.
With prom just around the corner, LifeWise is thrilled to bring Jeffrey Dean, a renowned national youth speaker, to visit Madison area schools. He addresses issues that teens need answers to including self-esteem, divorce, bullying, sexting, dating, pornography, suicide, eating disorders and more. Many teens feel added sexual pressure around prom season. They think that “everyone” is having sex and they have no choice but to do the same. LifeWise Healthy Relationships and Sexual Decision Making program is here to support teens in making healthy relationship choices on prom night and beyond.
Madison is poised to get its first Chick-fil-A fast food restaurant, a chain influenced by its founder’s Southern Baptist beliefs and perhaps best known for its public stand against gay marriage a few years ago. The Atlanta company with more than 1,700 locations in 37 states is seeking city approval to open in the West Towne Mall parking lot at 423 S. Gammon Road.
It’s not your typical Easter weekend for the St. John Lutheran church in Waterloo. “We wanted to bring the word of God out to the people,” said Kerry Lozano, who built a tomb and boulders to reenact what Easter is all about. “We have people bringing food for all of the 24 hours shifts,” she said, explaining that the tomb is being guarded by members of the church all day and night.