Top 10 of the 2000s: Scroll down. Top 10 of the 1990s: Click here. Top 10 of 2010: Click here. Top 10 of 2011: Click here. By Bobby Ross Jr., Dec. 31, 2009 Ten years ago, I spent the last night of the millennium on Y2K duty at The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City’s major metropolitan daily. For the [...]
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The 2000s in review: My Top 10 stories of the decade
Posted: December 31, 2009 in Associated Press, Christian Chronicle print, Christianity Today, Oklahoman, Religion News ServiceChristians forgo Facebook for ‘digital fasting.’ Published Oct. 27. By Bobby Ross Jr., Religion News Service In the world of faith-based social networking, evangelical Christian leader Mark Oestreicher commanded a huge chunk of cyberspace. Known as “Marko,” the technological hipster amassed 4,000 Facebook friends, 1,500 Twitter followers and 2,000 daily readers of his blog. But [...]
For financial guru Dave Ramsey, sour economy has an upside (from Edmond, Okla.). Published April 24. EDMOND, Okla. – In a gloom-and-doom economy, Christian financial guru Dave Ramsey fashions himself as a prophet of hope. Part stand-up comedian, part economics professor, Ramsey built a multimillion-dollar business dispensing simple financial advice: Live on a budget. Don’t [...]
Ministry sues for access to inmates (from Oklahoma City). Published Feb. 13. College loses president, but receives $10 million gift (from Oklahoma City). Published Feb. 2.
Religion News Service December 6, 2005 Tuesday 5:52 PM Eastern Time How One School District Solved the ‘December Dilemma’ BYLINE: By BOBBY ROSS JR. SECTION: DOMESTIC LENGTH: 911 words DATELINE: MUSTANG, Okla. When the superintendent in this Bible Belt town yanked baby Jesus from a fifth-grade school play — but left in symbols of Hanukkah [...]
Religion News Service November 23, 2005 Wednesday 10:16 AM Eastern Time Kansas School Board Chairman Defends Faith, Attacks Evolution ‘Dogma’ BYLINE: By BOBBY ROSS JR. SECTION: DOMESTIC LENGTH: 989 words DATELINE: ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. At the Sirloin Stockade, the state school board chairman leading an assault on “neo-Darwinian biological evolution” bowed his head and prayed [...]
Religion News Service June 30, 2005 Thursday 1:08 PM Eastern Time Tech-Savvy Megachurches Expand With Big Screens on ‘Satellite Campuses’ BYLINE: By BOBBY ROSS Jr. SECTION: LIFESTYLE LENGTH: 1293 words DATELINE: OKLAHOMA CITY Most weekends, Pastor Craig Groeschel preaches at 23 services in five church locations across Oklahoma. His schedule isn’t quite as busy as [...]
