Churches are changing how they collect offerings and tithes as plastic is replacing cash. More and more people use debit and credit cards and pay bills online or with automatic withdrawals. Younger generations in the church don’t carry cash anymore.
Grace, a new magazine for eleven to sixteen year old girls, is a mix of real-life stories, problem pages, campaigns, eco and ethical lifestyle tips, music, film and book reviews – with references to Christianity scattered throughout.
Nigerian Priest, Venerable Geoffrey Chukwuneye, Vicar, All Saints Church, Surulere, Lagos is a rallying point for people of different age groups and gender desirous of finding true happiness and blessings of God.
The focus on homosexuality and the work of establishing parallel Anglican structures in the US and in the Anglican Communion has distorted the relationships of
The Church’s presence on the internet is varied and growing. Church-on-the-net is a new internet church site that targets people who not in the Church
Gordon Brown is the third Prime Minister in a row in Great Britain to “do God.” The son of a Church of Scotland minister, he says he will bring “competence and serious moral purpose” to government.
The Diocese of Massachusetts has sued former Episcopalians who departed their parish. In the Diocese of Connecticut, a congregation that voted to depart has until July 8th to vacate the building and account for assets.
Some evangelical bishops in the Church of England say that floods there are God’s judgment. One said that the floods are the result of our lack of respect for the planet, and also are a judgment on society’s moral decadence.
As tolerance spreads, gay life is becoming more suburban, contented and even dull according to The Economist. The reason? Rapidly changing attitudes.
Intelligent Design is back in the news with the arrival of a new book by Michael Behe. Dr. Jerry Coyne of the University of Chicago has written a careful review that concludes that Behe’s book is about theology, not science.