🏈 ‘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 🔌
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
🤣 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 … 🔌
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’
‘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’
🇺🇸 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 🔌
Super Bowl champion baptized at 80
‘I hope the good Lord will take care of me,’ former New York Jets defensive tackle says. By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle FARRIS, Okla. — Winning the Super Bowl couldn’t be any better than what Carl McAdams experienced this weekend. McAdams can attest to that. He played defensive tackle for the New York Jets when they upset the Baltimore Colts, 16-7, in Super Bowl III on Jan. … Continue reading Super Bowl champion baptized at 80
🐶 Doggone it, but a few readers bark over idea of pets in heaven 🔌
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 Who let the dogs out? Come to think of it, I guess I did. I asked in a recent column — inspired by the adorableness of my … Continue reading 🐶 Doggone it, but a few readers bark over idea of pets in heaven 🔌
Holy imagination: Churches seek to reverse decline
Southern California seminars tackle ‘The Challenge of the Empty Church.’ By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle MISSION VIEJO, CALIF. — Spiritual earthquake, meet holy imagination. That’s one way to characterize the cultural and societal forces that brought together about 140 leaders representing 40-plus Churches of Christ on a recent weekend. From Orange County to the Inland Empire, ministers, elders and other concerned Christians flocked to back-to-back seminars … Continue reading Holy imagination: Churches seek to reverse decline
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