Few activities fuel a connection with Advent like reading the news. Stories about weather catastrophes, wars and rumors of wars have many Christians across the theological and political spectrum wondering if the apocalypse is near and perhaps finding themselves praying…
Post-apocalyptic Downton Abbey
“Downton Abbey” is a six-season drama based on one aristocratic family in England who navigates the treacherous period before and after World War I. As the 1920s come rushing in, the English aristocracy faces a cultural shift that will bring…
Blaming God for tragedy nothing new
By Jeff Brumley Many criticized prominent evangelicals like James Dobson and Mike Huckabee for claiming last week’s Connecticut school massacre was God’s punishment of a morally disobedient nation, but don’t expect such views to change. Scholars say the belief in divine retribution…
NY, DC churches hunker down for Sandy
By Jeff Brumley Baptist churches and ministries in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast were hunkered down and anxious Oct. 29 to see what happens when Hurricane Sandy arrives. “There’s been a heightened sense of anxiety because we are sitting here waiting,” said Amy…
CBF aids Cuba with eyes on U.S., Sandy
By Jeff Brumley Baptist disaster-response coordinators from Florida to Virginia are keeping an eye on Sandy as the killer hurricane tracks north, while actively responding to the mayhem she has caused to islands in the Atlantic and Caribbean oceans. In…
CBF headed to Cuba with eyes on U.S.
By Jeff Brumley Baptist disaster response coordinators from Florida to Virginia are keeping an eye on Sandy as the killer hurricane tracks north, while actively responding to the mayhem she has caused to islands in the Atlantic and Caribbean oceans….
Churches lag in social media oversight
By Jeff Brumley Sheryl Fancher likes to tell social media nightmare stories that make ministers cringe. Like the one about a pastor who posted derogatory remarks about church members on his Facebook page without realizing his account was set to…
The apocalypse is coming
By Jim Denison Some warn that Planet X, or Nibiru, will collide with us or otherwise wreak havoc. Astronomers disagree: such a close object, if it existed, would already be visible in the night sky. Others predict that a geomagnetic…