2011 in review: My Top 10 bylines of the year
By Bobby Ross Jr. My Top 10 bylines of 2011: 10. Funding on the decline for children’s homes across the nation. DUNCAN, S.C. – Southeastern Children’s Home cares for neglected and abused children on a 50-acre campus overlooking the Smoky Mountains. Boys row out in a boat to catch bass and bream in a spring-fed pond. A beekeeper teaches girls how to cultivate honey. The … Continue reading 2011 in review: My Top 10 bylines of the year
Leaving Rwanda: Breakaway Anglicans break away again
Leaving Rwanda: Breakaway Anglicans Break Away Again Dispute between African bishops and Anglican Mission in the Americas prompts U.S. leadership to leave body. Christianity Today online story published Dec. 7. An 11-year-old denomination that has prided itself on its submission to majority-world leadership broke away from that leadership Monday. Amid a dispute over authority, bishops in the Anglican Mission in the Americas (AMIA) resigned from … Continue reading Leaving Rwanda: Breakaway Anglicans break away again
December 2011: GetReligion
Interracial couples and Baptist ‘hierarchy.’ Published Dec. 1. A natural extension of couple’s love. Published Dec. 2. No discrimination based on creed? Published Dec. 6. Evangelical Pujols to the highest bidder? Published Dec. 8. Textbook example of balanced reporting. Published Dec. 10. In Lowe’s ‘backlash,’ a fair hearing? Published Dec. 13. Pod people: Albert Pujols, Macy’s firing. Published Dec. 17. ‘Messenger Angels’ flap media-friendly wings. … Continue reading December 2011: GetReligion
With funding on the decline, are children’s homes still a core church ministry?
FUNDING ON THE DECLINE — Children’s homes: Still a core church ministry? (reporting from Duncan, S.C.). Page 1 lead. DUNCAN, S.C. – Southeastern Children’s Home cares for neglected and abused children on a 50-acre campus overlooking the Smoky Mountains. Boys row out in a boat to catch bass and bream in a spring-fed pond. A beekeeper teaches girls how to cultivate honey. The home’s residents ride … Continue reading With funding on the decline, are children’s homes still a core church ministry?
‘God didn’t do this’: Minister grieves slain wife, son
‘God didn’t do this’: Minister grieves slain wife, son. Page 1. In the midst of unimaginable tragedy, Les Ferguson Jr.’s faith survives. “God didn’t do this,” said Ferguson, preaching minister for the Orange Grove Church of Christ in Gulfport, Miss. “This was just evil.” Even as he clings to God, Ferguson can’t help but weep as he mourns his wife, Karen, and son Cole, 21, who … Continue reading ‘God didn’t do this’: Minister grieves slain wife, son
November 2011: GetReligion
Breaking church-state news in Oregon. Published Nov. 1. The nut’s guide to media attention. Published Nov. 6. The biblical case for spanking. Published Nov. 7. The politics of religious liberty. Published Nov. 15. The Baptist pastor said WHAT!? Published Nov. 16. Pod people: Religious liberty, inflammatory quote. Published Nov. 18. In atheist blitz, where’s the other side? Published Nov. 22. A layered portrait of hate. … Continue reading November 2011: GetReligion
Interpretation sparks a grave theology debate
Interpretation Sparks a Grave Theology Debate Apologist’s questioning of Matthew 27 creates theological war of words. Christianity Today November print issue. A fiery debate has erupted over a leading Southern Baptist apologist’s questioning of Matthew 27. The question: whether Matthew’s reference to many saints rising from their graves after Jesus’ resurrection might not be literal history. The theological war of words, spurred by high-profile open … Continue reading Interpretation sparks a grave theology debate
Healing a wounded town
Healing a wounded town: After a string of suicides, a minister helps bring answers to a small Oregon community (reporting from Alsea, Ore.). Second Front. First Place, Feature Article, Associated Church Press Finalist (part of three-story portfolio), Magazine News Religion Reporting, Religion News Association By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle ALSEA, Ore. – At the little white church off the two-lane blacktop, the front door … Continue reading Healing a wounded town
The war at home: 10 years later, the legacy of 9/11
The war at home: 10 years later, the legacy of 9/11 (reporting from Camp Lejeune, N.C.). Currents. Finalist (part of three-story portfolio), Magazine News Religion Reporting, Religion News Association By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – On a Sunday afternoon, the high-pitched chatter of boys and girls playing fills the home of Marine Staff Sgt. Ahmal Coles and his wife, Whitney. In the … Continue reading The war at home: 10 years later, the legacy of 9/11
Faith. Family. Fastballs. 