Posts Tagged ‘idea’
Features
Entrepreneur sees hope for clean water on Wal-Mart shelves
T.J. Foltz has a recipe to help the world's poor: Take one part entrepreneurship, one part social media savvy and one part faith-based motivation. Fold in the world's largest retailer.
News
Covenant to bind Anglican Communion appears dead
LONDON (RNS) A proposed "Covenant" aimed at ensuring unity across the worldwide Anglican Communion appears to have failed, leaving the world's third-largest Christian body facing an uncertain and likely fragmented future. The ...
Apologetics
Question of the week: What does it mean to give God glory?
Question: “What does it mean to glorify God?” Answer: To “glorify” God means to give glory to Him. The word glory as related to God in the Old Testament bears with it the idea of greatness of splendor. In the New Te...
Apologetics
Is Libertarianism ‘the answer’ for Christians?
More and more people who self-identify as conservative Christians are moving away from traditional political conservatism into a whole new political realm: Libertarianism. And why not? For conservative Christians who are sick a...
Arts & Culture
What was Hollywood thinking with ‘Project X’?
The following is going to make me sound like an old man, but I think the questions I have are still valid. Why did Warner Bros., the same studio who entertains our children with The Cartoon Network, think that green-lighting th...
Arts & Culture
Christianity–More than apple pie and patriotism: An interview with Ronnie McBrayer
Jesus. America. Apple pie. Guns. Whoever the Republican candidate is at the moment. Based on the prevailing stereotype of the prototypical American Christian, it seems as if you don’t love all of the above, you haven’t any hope...
Commentary and News
Christopher Hitchens’ atheism was a gift to believers
Christopher Hitchens will be remembered as many things: an acerbic essayist, connoisseur of Scotch and cigarettes and roguish writer whose forceful pen was fueled by an imposing intellect. Yet his impact on American life, which...
Features
St. Louis church channels anger over Pujols for good
ST. LOUIS (RNS) As members of The Gathering began to hear of the gnashing of teeth and rending of garments after Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols had signed a $254 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, t...
Religious, political leaders call for AIDS-free generation
WASHINGTON — A star-studded array of political and religious leaders — from President Obama to rock legend Bono to AIDS activist Kay Warren — came together Thursday (Dec. 1) for World AIDS Day to call for an entirely AIDS-free ...
Features
Should our bodies become bullets after death?
When he dies, Clem Parnell expects his soul to ascend heavenward. He wants his ashes to be loaded into a shotgun shell and blasted at a turkey. “I will rest in peace knowing that the last thing that turkey will see is me scream...
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