By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle WEBB CITY, Mo. — The Joplin tornado’s path of destruction can be seen all along Range Line Road, where a Home Depot, Walmart and other businesses lie in ruins. Yellow “Caution” tape and shreds of wood flutter in the breeze amid bulldozers clearing debris and smashed vehicles abandoned after the May 22 twister that claimed 158 lives and … Continue reading Big storms, bigger hearts in Joplin, Mo.
Sex, Money … Pride? Why Pastors Are Stepping Down What’s causing some well-known leaders like C. J. Mahaney (and John Piper before him) to step aside is not what you might think. Christianity Today Web exclusive published July 14. No sexual misconduct. No financial impropriety. No problem, right? Not so fast. For the second time in the last year and a half, a prominent evangelical leader … Continue reading Sex, money … pride? Why pastors are stepping down
Those other kind of lies. Published July 5. Catholics throw cold water on fun party. Published July 7. God’s plan in baseball fan’s death. Published July 9. Catholics and foster kids in Illinois. Published July 13. Generic ‘evangelical Christians,’ deja vu. Published July 15. Pod people: From clubhouse to courthouse. Published July 16. Schools biased against non-Christians? Published July 20. Ghost in Vermont lawsuit story? … Continue reading July 2011: GetReligion
Should the Marriage Battleground Shift to Religious Freedom? After New York vote on same-sex marriage, conscience questions draw more emphasis. Web exclusive published July 1. Was the shot heard ’round the evangelical world fired June 24 in New York? The passage of a same-sex marriage law by that state’s Republican-controlled Senate sent a clear message, a leading religious liberty expert says. That message: Religious … Continue reading Should the marriage battleground shift to religious freedom?
Faith. Family. Fastballs. 