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Encouraging Others, Staying Active Is the Plan for Former Pastor
“The word ‘retirement’ is very unfortunate and non-existent for me,” said pastor Wilton regarding his decades of ministry, 30 years of them spent at First Baptist. “God called me to share His truth to a searching world.”
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Portraitist to the Popes Wishes to Promote Peace Through Her Art
From her cozy studio hidden behind Rome’s famous Piazza Navona, the “official Vatican portraitist,” Natalia Tsarkova, uses her brush to capture the likeness of popes, princes and patriarchs.
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84 Percent of Christians Say U.S. Has Forgotten True Meaning of Christmas
Three quarters of U.S. adults say Americans have forgotten the true meaning of Christmas, with Christians more likely to make the claim than non-religious individuals, according to a new Ipsos poll.
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Sunday School Looks Different Since Pandemic’s Start: From Monthly to Missing
At St. Ann’s Episcopal Church in the Chicago suburb of Woodstock, Illinois, the once weekly Christian education program is now monthly, and known as “Second Sunday Sunday School.”
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Bob Dylan: ‘I’m a Religious Person’ and ‘Read the Scriptures a Lot’
Bob Dylan recently shared insights about his faith and his longtime love for sacred music.
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Candlelight Hair-Fires Are Common—Church Leaders Tell Ed Stetzer Their Most Humorous Christmas Service Memories
Ed Stetzer recently asked church leaders to share their most humorous Christmas service memories. The responses he received didn’t disappoint.
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Eric Geiger: ‘I Feel Sorry’ for People Who Use Christmas Sunday Controversy To ‘Show Themselves More Holy Than the Rest of Us’
Eric Geiger has weighed in on the Christmas Sunday controversy, saying that he “feels sorry” for those who use the fact that their church is meeting on Christmas day to “show themselves more holy than the rest of us.”
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German Churches Save On Heat, Still Help the Needy Warm Up
Churches have joined in Germany’s efforts to save on heating costs this winter, forcing their congregations into ever more layers of clothing.