NEW YORK (RNS) — Did leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention hurt their missionary cause by opting not to change the denomination’s name to something a bit more, well, marketable? Maybe, but as the advertising executives of Madison Avenue here…
Repairs slow-going at quake-damaged cathedral
WASHINGTON (RNS) — It took 83 years to build the iconic Washington National Cathedral, but a rare East Coast earthquake last summer took just seconds to send carved stone finials tumbling from the heavens to the ground below. Now, six…
After C.S. Lewis College fails, a campus for the taking
NORTHFIELD, Mass. (RNS) — Jerry Pattengale’s cell phone won’t stop ringing as he leads a secretive group of four wide-eyed college administrators around a majestic campus built in 1879 by legendary evangelist D.L. Moody. Calls and visitors are pouring in…
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NORTHFIELD, Mass. (RNS) — Jerry Pattengale’s cell phone won’t stop ringing as he leads a secretive group of four wide-eyed college administrators around a majestic campus built in 1879 by legendary evangelist D.L. Moody. Calls and visitors are pouring in…
On Ash Wednesday, Episcopalians take it to the streets
(RNS) — Five years ago, Teresa K.M. Danieley had an epiphany of sorts. If people can grab breakfast on the go or pay a bill from their cell phone, she thought, why shouldn’t they be able to get their ashes…
Taking to the streets on Ash Wednesday
(RNS) — Five years ago, Teresa K.M. Danieley had an epiphany of sorts. If people can grab breakfast on the go or pay a bill from their cell phone, she thought, why shouldn’t they be able to get their ashes…
Knicks’ Jeremy Lin dubbed the ‘Taiwanese Tebow’
NEW YORK (RNS) — New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin’s underdog story and outspoken evangelical faith have some sportswriters dubbing him the “Taiwanese Tebow.” But while Lin and Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow share similar Christian convictions, Lin’s rise to…
Knicks’ Jeremy Lin dubbed the ‘Taiwanese Tebow’
NEW YORK (RNS) — New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin’s underdog story and outspoken evangelical faith have some sportswriters dubbing him the “Taiwanese Tebow.” But while Lin and Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow share similar Christian convictions, Lin’s rise to…
Whitney Houston’s Baptist church mourns her death
NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) — Everybody has a favorite Whitney Houston song, a memory that makes them stand still and think about how this soulful pop superstar made them feel when they heard her sing. Remember the chill when she sang…
Whitney Houston’s church mourns her death
NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) — Everybody has a favorite Whitney Houston song, a memory that makes them stand still and think about how this soulful pop superstar made them feel when they heard her sing. Remember the chill when she sang…
Till death (or illness or dementia) us do part?
LYNCHBURG, Va. (RNS) — Philip Weeks fondly remembers the days when his wife of 56 years, June, was a nurse and an artist whose paintings were compared to Rembrandt’s. Her paintings still hang in their home in Lynchburg, Va., but…
Till death (or illness or dementia) us do part?
LYNCHBURG, Va. (RNS) — Philip Weeks fondly remembers the days when his wife of 56 years, June, was a nurse and an artist whose paintings were compared to Rembrandt’s. Her paintings still hang in their home in Lynchburg, Va., but…