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USA (MNN) ― On August 4, Brian Meyers began his first day of classes at Shepherds College, on the campus of Shepherds Ministries in Union Grove, WI. "It was really hard. It was good, and hard," Brian said. "We have really good classes here, but they’re really challenging." August 4 was also the first day of classes ever held at Shepherds College. One characteristic makes it stand out from other schools — it serves students like 19-year-old Brian, who have a primary diagnosis of Intellectual Disability. Read more of this story.
For the first time since 1997, the Wisconsin Family Council has released its tally of Wisconsin Cultural Indicators. It "provides an overview of important indicators that impact Wisconsin’s best natural resource: her traditional families," said CEO Julaine Appling, in a news release. "When Wisconsin’s families are healthy, Wisconsin is healthy," she added. "When our state’s families are weak and struggling, you can be sure that will be reflected in the overall health of the state." The document offers no conclusions, but instead states "the numbers speak for themselves."
One year after winning college football’s highest honor, University of Florida star Tim Tebow was pulled from consideration for Playboy’s pre-season All-American team because the magazine conflicts with his Christian beliefs, a school official confirmed.Read more of this story.
Fueled by testosterone, horsepower, and Fortune 500 mega-funding, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is America’s biggest spectator sport, measured by per-event attendance. Last year the average Sprint Cup gate exceeded 120,000. Today, 75 million Americans are fans of this Southern quirk gone global.Two decades ago, evangelicals took a tentative step forward in NASCAR-focused outreach. The year was 1988, and racing fan Max Helton was on staff at a church in Glendora, California, where he met Darrell Waltrip. Helton told the NASCAR legend, who has earned nearly $16 million in his career, of his own dream of full-time…
Bishop Robert C. Morlino reflected was installed as the fourth Roman Catholic Bishop of Madison on August 1, 2003. While he is known for emphasizing three points in his preaching and teaching, in this interview he talked about eight points.Read this interview.
Mel Lawrenz, a mega-church pastor who likes big mysteries, was happily dealing with what might or might not be a coincidence as fans of The X-Files television series were rushing Friday to see the much-awaited, spin-off movie, "I Want to Believe."His latest book is titled, "I Want to Believe: Finding Your Way in an Age of Many Faiths." He had no inkling when the book was released in January that his book’s main title – taken from one of the X-Files’ popular slogans – was going to be the movie’s title, too. Read more of this story.
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (ANS) — “In Israel, a resurgence in the number of Jews who believe in Jesus is getting a lot of attention. Many leaders say it’s the strongest growth since the time of Jesus and that the Messianic movement could be on the brink of a great revival.”So said Wendy Griffith, CBN News Senior Reporter, in a story for The 700 Club.Read more of this story.
FREDERICKSBURG, Ohio — As sawdust mixed with sweat on his brow, mill owner Isaac Stutzman laughed at the thought of outsiders assuming his horse-and-buggy Amish community is immune to skyrocketing fuel prices.Stutzman then turned serious as he spoke about ripping timber into boards for pallets and furniture with an 80-year-old band saw that each day gulps 140 gallons of pricey diesel fuel.Read more of this story.
Dr. Seuss’ character Bartholomew Cubbins and his 500 hats have nothing on Paula Ellis. For Ellis, a bishop’s daughter and retired sheriff’s deputy in Kent County, Mich., wearing hats — or "crowns," as they’re sometimes called — to church and other formal events is a sign of respect. "You could say I’ve traded my browns for crowns," Ellis joked. Read more of this story.
I needed to attempt a sermon series from Leviticus. But rather than preach it straight up (and risk an exodus), I decided to teach it the way I imagine the earliest hearers learned it—by living it out. I would preach a reality sermon series. I got the idea from A. J. Jacobs’s book The Year of Living Biblically. Read more of this story.