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The National Day of Prayer observance at the Wisconsin capitol drew about 100 men and women over the noon hour today, and consisted of more than just prayers. “We are praying with an ear to hear what the Lord has to say to us,” said Joleen Helbig, Wisconsin National Day of Prayer State Coordinator.Those present included lawmakers, businessmen and women, clergy, and others who are concerned about the strength of our state and national spiritual foundation. Also present was someone who may, in the long run, help change the spiritual climate in Wisconsin’s legislature.
The final words of a dying Christian father of three fatally shot during a Sunday walk with his family on a Wisconsin trail bridge were, “forgive the shooter,” his wounded wife has revealed. Erin Stoffel, 32, woke from a coma with a breathing tube in her throat on Tuesday just two days after she and her husband of more than a decade, Jonathan, 33, and their 11-year-old daughter, Olivia, were shot during a random attack on the Trestle Trail Bridge in the city of Menasha. While Erin survived the shooting, Jonathan and Olivia did not, and the first thing that…
In summer 2010, McFarland United Church of Christ went into “turnaround” mode. Founded in 1967 with its current home built in 1985, the church faced dwindling attendance and financial giving as well as diminished hope. State UCC officials matched an energetic new Janesville pastor, Kerri Parker, with the congregation. They clicked.
(Madison, WI) — InterVarsity Christian Fellowship is moving our national office on the west side of Madison to 635 Science Drive. The move this month is the eighth in InterVarsity’s 74-year history and is prompted once again by the growth of InterVarsity’s ministry—now with 949 chapters on 616 college and university campuses across the U.S.
Sonam Dolma with her son, Tenzing Teleay, 20, left, attend the blessing of their Habitat for Humanity home on the North Side of Madison, Wis., Friday, May 1, 2015. This is the 15th home that has been built since the UW-Madison Habitat for Humanity of Dane County Chapter was founded in 1993.
Few things are as central to understanding Scott Walker as his relentless political calculus and his evangelical Christian faith. Those two facets of the governor are coming together as never before in his all-but-certain bid for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination. They will be on full display Saturday when the two-term governor joins fellow would-be presidential candidates at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition 2015 Spring Kickoff. So far, Walker’s folksy mix of faith and politics has resonated with evangelical Christian voters, a key constituency for Republican candidates.
Madison— Hundreds of people from across Wisconsin marched around the Capitol on Wednesday, some hoisting signs saying “Black Lives Matter” and “Living Wage Jobs,” and shouting “This is what religion looks like.” The interfaith gathering, which drew an estimated 800 people to the Capitol, was part of the biennial effort by religious leaders and faith-based organizations to shape the state’s 2015-’17 budget and legislative priorities. As in past years, Wisconsin’s religious advocates and lobbyists will lend their voices to a broad range of issues this session — from abortion and human trafficking to food stamps and health care for the…
A Wisconsin Catholic church’s 45th annual Original Pig Rassle fundraiser has been canceled after an animal rights group documented alleged signs of injury and abuse during the event which they claim violates the state’s fighting and child endangerment laws.
DES MOINES — Scott Walker, the son of a Baptist preacher, learned a lot about being a politician by going to church. He was introduced to glad-handing while greeting worshipers beside his father after Sunday services. His confidence as a public speaker began at 2, when he delivered a Christmas greeting from the pulpit, and it blossomed when he preached occasional sermons as a teenager. And now, Mr. Walker’s lifelong church involvement may be a powerful asset as he positions himself to run for the Republican presidential nomination and focuses on early primary and caucus states dominated by evangelical voters.
A Madison priest known for pointed commentary is offering what he says is a path forward for businesses opposed to participation in same-sex weddings.