BOSTON (RNS) — To millions of fans, he's “the Boss,” the blue-jeaned troubadour of the American heartland who finds nobility in the grind of daily life. Across 35 years in dozens of rock anthems, from Born to Run to Glory…
Muslims copy megachurch multi-site models
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Mosques across the country are beginning to use a model similar to the one used by some suburban and downtown megachurches, operating multiple sites to serve a large and dispersed congregation. Many of these “mosque chains” brand…
Virginia Baptists’ MC2 provides opportunities for doing missions
LYNCHBURG — Virginia Baptists' MC2 Missions Connection Celebration involves participants of all ages in doing missions. Each morning, youth and adult teams participated in mission/service projects throughout the Lynchburg area. Three projects from this year's MC2, held at Eagle Eyrie…
Athlete Strait seeks to set straight-and-narrow example
JACKSON, Tenn. — Cody Strait has traded red for blue, but his message is still about white — as in Christian purity. After four years with the Cincinnati Reds organization, Strait, from Sour Lake, was traded to the Kansas City…
Christian, Muslim leaders report progress at Yale talks
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (RNS) — Following up on a public exchange of letters last year about the need for Christian and Muslim understanding, leaders and scholars representing both faiths have begun the task of trying to make their calls more…
Children’s team launches Switzerland partnership
Interlaken, a beautiful city nestled between two lakes in the Alpine region of Switzerland, was the setting for the International Baptist Convention's annual summer assembly July 5-11. It was a special occasion as the IBC celebrated its 50th anniversary and…
Fredericksburg’s ‘non-sectarian’ prayers upheld
FREDERICKSBURG (ABP) — Sandra Day O'Connor has had her say again on an important church-state decision, in this case saying a Virginia city council's practice of offering non-sectarian prayers does not violate the United States Constitution. The retired U.S. Supreme…
Church observers ask: Where have all the good men gone?
DALLAS (ABP) — It's not just your imagination. Men are disappearing from the church. According to the Barna Research Group, there are 11 million to 13 million more American women who are born again than there are born-again men. While…
EDITORIAL: Pewboy gets the message
Pewboy is in the driveway washing the mud off his pickup while Altarego witnesses the transformation from the shade. He is trying unsuccessfully to ignore the chatter of his companion. Pewboy is quite impressed that the South Carolina legislature unanimously…