Author: Bobby Ross Jr.

Bobby Ross Jr. is an award-winning journalist who has reported from all 50 states and 20 countries.
Religion Unplugged

😲 Surprise! What we learned (and didn’t) from a big new study on religion in America 🔌

Editor’s note: Every Friday, “Weekend Plug-in” meets readers at the intersection of faith and news. Click to join nearly 10,000 subscribers who get this column delivered straight to their inbox. Got feedback or ideas? Email Bobby Ross Jr. By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged What can 36,908 U.S. adults tell us about the state of religion in America? A whole lot, actually. This week, the Pew Research Center released the findings … Continue reading 😲 Surprise! What we learned (and didn’t) from a big new study on religion in America 🔌

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Religion Unplugged

😷 COVID miracle: At the pandemic’s five-year anniversary, it’s time to tell the story 🔌

Editor’s note: Every Friday, “Weekend Plug-in” meets readers at the intersection of faith and news. Click to join nearly 10,000 subscribers who get this column delivered straight to their inbox. Got feedback or ideas? Email Bobby Ross Jr. By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged ATOKA, Okla. — To Tod Dillard, COVID-19 was no big deal. Until it nearly killed him. The Air Force veteran and longtime law enforcement officer spent 115 days … Continue reading 😷 COVID miracle: At the pandemic’s five-year anniversary, it’s time to tell the story 🔌

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Religion Unplugged

🔥 Faith, hope and LA: The positive side of reporting on way too many disasters 🔌

Editor’s note: Every Friday, “Weekend Plug-in” meets readers at the intersection of faith and news. Click to join nearly 10,000 subscribers who get this column delivered straight to their inbox. Got feedback or ideas? Email Bobby Ross Jr. By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged ALTADENA, Calif. — I witness a whole lot of despair. I always look for a little bit of hope. As a journalist, I’ve covered way too much disaster and … Continue reading 🔥 Faith, hope and LA: The positive side of reporting on way too many disasters 🔌

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Religion Unplugged

🏈 ‘Like a religion’: Why Super Bowl Sunday means so much to the football faithful 🔌

Editor’s note: Every Friday, “Weekend Plug-in” meets readers at the intersection of faith and news. Click to join nearly 10,000 subscribers who get this column delivered straight to their inbox. Got feedback or ideas? Email Bobby Ross Jr. By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged Easter. Christmas. Super Bowl Sunday. These are all sacred holidays, right?  Even before Taylor Swift got involved. Strictly speaking, this weekend’s big game qualifies as a secular … Continue reading 🏈 ‘Like a religion’: Why Super Bowl Sunday means so much to the football faithful 🔌

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Christian Chronicle

While mourning fire losses, California church helps neighbors and trusts God

Christians in the Los Angeles area keep the faith as they begin the long recovery process. By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle PASADENA, Calif. — The pain is still raw. The sobs are still hard to control. Nearly a month after wildfires broke out that killed at least 29 people and destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, Christians are still grappling with their losses. “The media have … Continue reading While mourning fire losses, California church helps neighbors and trusts God

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Religion Unplugged

🤣 A preacher and a stand-up comedian walk into a Christian youth conference … 🔌

Editor’s note: Every Friday, “Weekend Plug-in” meets readers at the intersection of faith and news. Click to join nearly 10,000 subscribers who get this column delivered straight to their inbox. Got feedback or ideas? Email Bobby Ross Jr. By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Hoss Ridgeway flashed a mischievous smile as he stepped onstage at a Christian youth conference. An urgent tone to his voice, the 6-foot-4 speaker … Continue reading 🤣 A preacher and a stand-up comedian walk into a Christian youth conference … 🔌

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Christian Chronicle

James O. Maxwell’s ‘profound imprint’

Longtime preacher, educator and author influenced thousands in Churches of Christ. By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle TERRELL, Texas —In 1957, a young man named James O. Maxwell enrolled at Southwestern Christian College, about 30 miles east of Dallas. Maxwell’s time at Southwestern — the only historically Black higher education institution associated with Churches of Christ — changed his life, and he became one of … Continue reading James O. Maxwell’s ‘profound imprint’

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Christian Chronicle

‘I want kids to know Christ’

Winterfest goes ‘Way Out West’ to launch its first youth conference outside the Bible Belt. By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A small hotel ballroom. A few hundred teens. In sheer size, Winterfest Way Out West — a new teen event launched this past weekend — did not resemble the massive youth rallies that draw thousands in Texas and Tennessee each year. “In Fort … Continue reading ‘I want kids to know Christ’

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Religion Unplugged

🇺🇸 God and Trump: 5 revealing quotes from inaugural week 🔌

Editor’s note: Every Friday, “Weekend Plug-in” meets readers at the intersection of faith and news. Click to join nearly 10,000 subscribers who get this column delivered straight to their inbox. Got feedback or ideas? Email Bobby Ross Jr. By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged God figured prominently — and personally — in President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address. In fact, Trump mentioned God four times in Monday’s speech — just as he … Continue reading 🇺🇸 God and Trump: 5 revealing quotes from inaugural week 🔌

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