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Does the Christian community believe that divine blessings are monetary, or is it a “religious wallpaper” to hide the greed of church leaders? This is just one of five questions that author Benjamin Kirby asks readers in his latest books about prosperity gospel and rich pastors. On April 27, Kirby […]
On March 29, Gallup reported 47% of United States adults claimed to belong to a church, synagogue or mosque, which is low from 70% in 1999 and 50% in 2018. This decent is the first-time in Gallup’s eight-decade report that Americans’ membership to a house of worship falls below half […]
False reality In Corinthians 13:4-7, it states, “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. Love […]
It is well-established that science and religion have been presented as two contrasting forces that differ in reasons, explanations and conclusions about the mystery of life. Ever since Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking thesis about the evolution of the natural world, scientists and believers have debated about the validity of their respective […]
On Tuesday, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter for the death of George Floyd. The jury, consisting of five men and seven women, deliberated for four hours on Monday afternoon and resumed Tuesday morning. The jury was sequestered for its deliberation on those days. […]
Colorful vegetation covers the screen as rapper Lil Nas X calmly sits in the Garden of Eden, only to be approached and seduced by a treacherous snake. A quick transition shows Lil Nas X chained and taken to a court in heaven where angels cast stones and condemn him. As […]
Eleven years ago, former Kanakuk director Pete Newman was imprisoned for sexually abusing boys at the popular Christian summer camp, but recent reports and petitions say more child sex abuse is hidden from the public. On March 28, a report published in The Dispatch by David and Nancy French revealed […]
“Created by a Creator to create,” is the motto Erin Shaw, assistant professor of Visual Arts at John Brown University, and Tracy Balzer, author, Interim University Chaplain and Director of Christian Formation at JBU, said when describing the new Creative Culture Care course and the Poiema Project at JBU. Balzer […]
The Snyder Cut is the fifth film released in the DCEU and the original film Snyder intended to create before he left the production after his daughter’s passing. Control was handed over to Josh Whedon, writer-director of Marvel’s “Avengers” (2012) and “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” (2015). The synopsis, according to […]
In Luke 10:25-37 (NIV), Jesus is questioned about how to obtain eternal life and what it means to “love your neighbor,” which caused him to tell the Good Samaritan parable. The parable consisted of a man who was robbed and beaten near to death in the desert. He was passed […]