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NPR.org, October 2, 2008 · There’s financial tumult all around and people are thirsty for answers. Across America, religious leaders prophesy and preach about ways to deal with the roller-coaster crisis. And they counsel congregants who have deep questions, unquenchable anxieties.Read more of this story.
Boomerangs Resale Store has opened its doors to help people in the Madison community in two very distinct ways. First, it is a Resale Store selling used merchandise at a reasonable cost to Madison residents. Secondly, the income generated will be distributed to support three faith-based mercy ministries in the greater Madison area.
Fact-finding Tour Reveals Christians in India Living in Fear of Attacks as Violence in Orissa Spread
HYDERABAD, INDIA (ANS) — A two-day tour of rural Christian churches in the forested hill villages and plantations of Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, India, makes it clear that Christians in areas outside the metropolitan areas of Bangalore and Mangalore have lived a life of fear since September 14.Read more of this story.
Pope Benedict XVI has opened a synod of more than 200 cardinals and bishops from around the world to examine the modern lack of interest in the Bible.Read more of this story. Pope Kicks Off 7-Day Bible Reading MarathonNew Bibles alter form — not word — to draw readers
Once only the elite, the educated and the holy had the privilege of inscribing the words of the Bible, verse by verse. Now Americans coast to coast will have a chance to hand-copy a verse of Scripture to appear in a special edition of the New International Version of the Bible, known as the NIV. Read more of this story.Find out where the campaign is stopping – Sorry not in Madison
LIVINGSTON, Texas (BP)–It was just past 8 a.m. when the chainsaws started buzzing outside a small house along a country road south of Livingston, about 80 miles northeast of Houston.Moments earlier, amid swarming mosquitoes and the dew common on September mornings in the southeast Texas woods, a prayer went up among six men that God would honor their work and keep them safe. For Gary Hunt and his crew, sharing the love of Christ begins with generators and power equipment.Read more of this story.
The word “conspiracy” is definitely not what comes to mind when most people think of Christmas. This should disturb us. The story of God becoming a baby, born to an unwed teenager; the story of a young Jewish man announcing the arrival of an upside-down kingdom, where the poor are rich, the weak are strong, and where forgiveness and mercy conquer violence and power; this is the very definition of a conspiracy
The Madison House of Prayer for all Nations, a unique facility aimed at bringing together a broad cross-section of local Christian believers through worship and prayer, has closed its doors and will not reopen, according to its founder and financial backer. Madison businessman David Gerry is sending out a letter to all who have been involved with the House of Prayer in one way or another, explaining that it had run its course.
Lutherans in Germany and around the world have begun a decade of celebrations, honoring an Augustinian monk who helped spark the Protestant Reformation. In the years leading up to 2017, Christians will celebrate Martin Luther’s legacy while also fostering dialogue with people of other faiths and deep theological conversation. Read more of this story.
O’FALLON, MO. — The spotlight shone on the Rev. Mike Schreiner on Sunday as he preached about who goes to heaven and how earthly relationships will translate in the hereafter.Off to Schreiner’s right, the steady glow of dozens of cell phones lit up the section where the teens of Morning Star Church sat listening to the sermon, thumbs furiously working little keyboards.Read more of this story.