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Recent Posts
- Victoria’s Secret model Kylie Bisutti gives up career for Christ: admirable?
- Keeping Ten Commandments out of public places good for Christians
- PSs (Pastor spouses): an often overlooked partner in the church
- Washington Post poll reveals broad support for allowing gays in Boy Scouts
- Former Yale dean Tom Ogletree on why he officiated his son’s same-sex wedding
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- Ken McKiernan on Muslim reaction to Boston Marathon bombing
- Jim Fahringer on Keeping Ten Commandments out of public places good for Christians
- Belief & Beyond | Washington Post poll reveals broad support for allowing gays in Boy Scouts on Boy Scouts of America compromise on gays: is it fair?
- Kevin Eck on Grace Fellowship names the Rev. Michael Anthony senior pastor
- brendan on The tragedy of Matthew Warren and the religion of mental health
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Category Archives: Books
‘An evening with C.S Lewis’ coming to Lancaster
David Payne’s first encounter with the great author/orator C.S. Lewis came as a teenager, when he was given a copy of Lewis’ best-selling book “Screwtape Letters.” Little did he realize that some 40 years later he would be gaining a … Continue reading
Posted in Anglicanism, Arts and media, Books, Celebrities, Local events, Pop Culture
Tagged C.S. Lewis, Lancaster, The Ware Center
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American Bible Society study: 77 percent believe morality is in decline
We are definitely a conflicted nation, and it seems this conflict extends right to the core of our moral beliefs. Take a new survey by the American Bible Society. It finds that Americans overwhelming (77%) believe morals and values are … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Culture wars, Pop Culture, Worship
Tagged American Bible Society, Bible
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‘The Shack’ author Paul Young coming to Messiah College
I admit that I was not all that familiar with Canadian Paul Young or his self-published New York Times’ bestselling book, “The Shack.” That is, until a co-worker pointed out last week that Young will appear at Messiah College at … Continue reading
Joel Osteen to do Hershey; should pastors get rich?
The Bible is filled with passages related to greed. My favorite is part of Matthew 6:24, which reads: “You cannot serve God and money.” It cuts straight to the point. I’ve written about prosperity theology before and my opinion hasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Around Pennsylvania, Arts and media, Books, Celebrities, Local events, Pop Culture
Tagged Joel Osteen, Joyve Meyer, The Giant Center
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Why Nativity scenes are a December staple
This is my second holiday season as the religion reporter here at the YDR and I am still impressed by the variety of Nativity scenes in York County. It seems every church is putting together its own special version of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Pop Culture, Worship
Tagged Nativity, St. Bonaventure, St. Francis of Assisi, The Washington Post
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Will ‘Teavangelicals’ turn the Obama/Romney tide?
Vacation over so let’s get right into it. Heard an interesting discussion on the way to work this morning on MSNBC (the show is simulcast over Sirius radio) on the supposed “Teavangelical” movement. The word was coined by Christian Broadcasting … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and media, Books, Culture wars, Evangelicals, Politics
Tagged Christian, CNN, David Brody, Evangelicals, Fox News, Teavangelicals
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Stryper fans unite!
The 80s were a confusing time musically. I started the decade listening to Kool & The Gang and ended it by discovering Black Sabbath. In between, I went through a hair band phase and saw Winger, Cinderella, ZZ Top and … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and media, Books, Celebrities, Pop Culture, Worship
Tagged Christian, Jasmin Sculark, Kelley Latta, Stryper
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Does Heaven exist?
Famed Christian scholar N.T. Wright, who made a May 13 trip to Dallastown, is the most prominent voice to date questioning the traditional view of heaven. Wright, a former Anglican bishop and author of several books on Christianity, is among … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Atheists, agnostics, doubters, Books, Elsewhere, Judaism
Tagged Heaven, N.T. Wright
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A softer, gentler Christian culture war
The author of a new book on faith and politics says young evangelicals are tired of the 30-year culture war and want to make change in more subtle ways. Author Jonathan Merritt wrote a USA Today op-ed piece that ran … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and media, Books, Culture wars, Politics, Pop Culture
Tagged Christians, Jonathan Merritt, Southern Baptist Convention, USA Today
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