Thrill of Wrigleyville: Checking off the No. 1 ballpark on my bucket list
By Bobby Ross Jr. CHICAGO — I finally made it to Wrigleyville. For a long time, I’ve dreamed of seeing a game at Wrigley Field — the iconic ballpark with ivy-covered outfield walls that opened in 1914. I had experienced America’s favorite pastime at 19 of the 30 MLB stadiums, plus five former big-league fields (I’ll list all of them below). My family and I even … Continue reading Thrill of Wrigleyville: Checking off the No. 1 ballpark on my bucket list
⛪️ Tears and faith after the Covenant School shooting in Nashville 🔌
Making sense of senseless deaths, yet again. By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged Three children, three adults slain: Once again, a mass shooting at a school shocked all of us and surprised none of us. At a Wednesday night vigil in Nashville, “Each speaker echoed the names of those who did not return home earlier this week.” The children who died were Evelyn Dieckhaus, William Kinney and Hallie Scruggs, all 9 years old. The … Continue reading ⛪️ Tears and faith after the Covenant School shooting in Nashville 🔌
☪️ For 2 billion Muslims, fasting month of Ramadan has started 🔌
Adherents of Islam abstain from food and water from dawn to dusk. By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged Islam’s holy month: The new crescent moon Thursday marked the start of Ramadan, as the Washington Post’s Morgan Coates and Adela Suliman report: Almost 2 billion Muslims around the world will observe a month of abstaining from food, drink, smoking, gossip and sexual relations during daylight hours — from dawn to … Continue reading ☪️ For 2 billion Muslims, fasting month of Ramadan has started 🔌
🏛️ #RNA2023: The news that has religion writers’ attention this week 🔌
Godbeat pros are meeting in the D.C. area. By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged BETHESDA, Md. — Greetings from just outside the nation’s capital. The Religion News Association’s annual meeting started Thursday, and I’m enjoying the opportunity to connect with old friends and make new ones. I attended my first RNA conference in Nashville, Tennessee, in the fall of 2002, just a few months after joining The … Continue reading 🏛️ #RNA2023: The news that has religion writers’ attention this week 🔌
🇩🇪 At least six dead, plus unborn baby and gunman, in Jehovah’s Witnesses shooting in Germany 🔌
Shooter identified as a former member with ‘ill-feelings.’ By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged Good morning, Weekend Plug-in readers! Among the stories we’re following this week: A South Carolina church held a prayer vigil after two members of its community were abducted and killed by a Mexican drug cartel, as WPDE-TV’s Jenna Herazo reports. Here in my home state of Oklahoma, voters trounced — somewhat surprisingly — … Continue reading 🇩🇪 At least six dead, plus unborn baby and gunman, in Jehovah’s Witnesses shooting in Germany 🔌
In a Mexican resort city, Christians care for homeless ‘angels’
The rescued children aren’t the only ones blessed — so are the American supporters who keep returning. By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle COZUMEL, Mexico — Scott Eller steered a rented Nissan March through this bustling Caribbean city as his wife, Andrea, talked about their “home away from home.” Driving away from the cruise ships and sandy beaches that draw thousands to Cozumel, Scott … Continue reading In a Mexican resort city, Christians care for homeless ‘angels’
Flight delays and new friends: My trip to Cozumel
A runway mishap contributes to a long day, but God’s beauty makes up for it. By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle COZUMEL, Mexico — When I told friends I was traveling to Cozumel on a reporting trip for The Christian Chronicle, they chuckled. “Uh huh,” their responses seemed to say, as if I might have ulterior motives. “No, really,” I insisted. I flew to the Mexican resort city to cover … Continue reading Flight delays and new friends: My trip to Cozumel
Asbury revival sparks prayer, reflection at Christian universities
‘Y’all, pay attention to what God is doing,’ a student worship leader tells his Generation Z counterparts. By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle “Nothing good happens after midnight. Except for this.” So proclaims the Facebook page for Midnight Worship, a weekly gathering hosted by the Highland Church of Christ in Abilene, Texas. More than 1,000 miles from Asbury University in Wilmore, Ky. — where a seemingly routine chapel … Continue reading Asbury revival sparks prayer, reflection at Christian universities
🇺🇸 No separation of church and state? NYC mayor sparks a furor 🔌
But some praise Eric Adams’ remarks at an interfaith breakfast. By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged Big Apple, big controversy: “Don’t tell me about no separation of church and state. State is the body. Church is the heart. You take the heart out of the body, the body dies.” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said that at an interfaith breakfast this week — remarks called “unhinged and … Continue reading 🇺🇸 No separation of church and state? NYC mayor sparks a furor 🔌
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