Posts Tagged ‘Heart’
Apologetics
Question of the week: What’s true worship?
The Apostle Paul described true worship perfectly in Romans 12:1-2: “I urge you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God which is your spiritual service of...
Arts & Culture
France hears the Gospel … or at least the music
As pedestrians walked along the river Seine in Paris on a recent balmy Sunday, they could hear soaring music coming from a boat moored quayside in the Bercy neighborhood.The curious who crossed the metal gangplank to peek insid...
Arts & Culture
Artists painstakingly transfer sacred stained glass windows
NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) For nearly a century, the stained glass portrait of St.
Apologetics
Question of the week: The pitfalls of celebrity
Question: “Why are there so many tragedies among celebrities?” Answer: Suicides, drug overdoses (whether illicit or prescription), divorces, alcoholism, financial disasters – why are tragedies like these seemingly c...
News
Priest fired for refusing to use new Catholic prayers
ST. LOUIS (RNS) For 18 years, the Rev. William Rowe has done a little improvising while celebrating Mass on Sunday mornings at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Mount Carmel, Ill. Now those deviations have led to his resignat...
Commentary
Gingrich, Santorum’s racist remarks against African-Americans show spiritual defect
“Black people are so lazy. They need to get off the welfare and food stamps and get jobs.” Though that sounds like something Archie Bunker would’ve said back in the day, it’s actually the kind of stuff Gingrich people are accus...
Arts & Culture
Joyful Noise is a delightful mess
Almost everyone know someone who isn’t all quite together, but you love them anyway because deep inside they are a wonderful person. That is much like Joyful Noise, the new Queen Latifah/Dolly Parton flick about dueling choir d...
Christian Living
Keeping the Faith: Reflexive Spirituality
Five hundred years ago there was a group of Christians living in Europe known as the Anabaptists. These are not to be confused with today’s Baptists, though the groups do share points of common history. The name Anabaptist was ...
Arts & Culture
You Tube Video Exposes “Caring for the Lost”
An interesting video was posted on You Tube on Monday, September 12 called “Caring for the Lost at Vanderbilt.” If you haven’t seen it yet, you may want to before you read the rest of this. The video opens with a young family d...
Arts & Culture
The Ambassador talks of new album, marriage
Christian rapper The Ambassador has launched a new album, “Stop The Funeral,” after a long hiatus from ministry amid news of an inappropriate relationship in 2009. Recently, William “The Ambassador” Branch said on ...