Category Archives: God and Money
Christian Organization Working to Protect Poor During Election Year
Election years can be volatile, especially for programs that serve the hungry and poor. That’s why Bread of World is launching its’ 2012 Offering of Letters campaign. The letters will urge Congress to protect programs that help the needy in America. “We thank God that the deficit-reduction decisions Congress and the president made in 2011 … Continue reading
NYC Churches Booted From Renting Public Schools
I’ve attended church in a movie theater, in schools and now meet every Sunday in an office park. For many churches these public buildings are great places to gather, but the Supreme Court recently refused to review a church’s appeal of a ban on holding worship services in public schools. Pastor Caleb Clardy says he’s … Continue reading
Giving Gifts That Matter This Christmas
Beyond iPods and video games, there are gifts we can give this Christmas season that help other struggling Christians in the world. These gifts can impact lives like Juanet Milimo, a grateful mother in Zambia. Her four-month-old daughter was the first child born in a new medical clinic there, a resource stocked by shoppers who … Continue reading
Why I’m Trying Christian Medi-Share
Health care costs getting you down? Why not try a Christian approach? Medi-Share is a community of more than 40,000 Christians who follow a biblical model of sharing and paying each other’s medical bills. It’s much like the church would have done it 2,000 years ago. Medi-Share is a non-profit ministry that promotes healthy lifestyles– … Continue reading
Billboard “From Satan” Boosts Church Attendance
A Texas mega-church is using a Chick-fil-A type advertising tactic to get people thinking. Instead of cows begging people to eat more chicken, the billboard shows a message from Satan telling people to not attend Bay Area Fellowship. “The goal of the billboard was to start a conversation in our city,” said Bryan Fiscus, the … Continue reading
New Documentary Shows Abortion Supporters Make a “180″
Starting Sunday you’ll be able to watch a free online documentary created by evangelist Ray Comfort. The documentary film “180″ is 33-minutes long and shows 8 young people who are pro-abortion, but end up completely changing their views in just seconds. They make the change after Comfort asks them one question, but he would not … Continue reading
Little Girl’s Death Spurs Massive Giving
A jack-knifed trailer crashed into a logging truck on a Washington interstate, causing a chain reaction that involved more than a dozen vehicles, injuring many and killing 9-year-old Rachel Paul. The teaching pastor at EastLake Community Church, where Rachel’s family belongs, posted a video on the church’s blog saying, “Such devastating news. I was able … Continue reading
Popular Free Bible App Downloaded More Than 200-Million Times
My husband and I both use the YouVersion Bible app on Sunday mornings and throughout the week. He’s using it to read the Bible in one year and I use it to search various verses, take notes and upload verses through my Twitter and Facebook pages. Turns out we are two among more than 20 … Continue reading
Twitter Tuesday Profile: @JamieMunson
Mars Hill church in Seattle is one of the most well-known American churches and our next Twitter Tuesday Profile has the distinguished honor of being their first intern ever back in 1999. Jamie Munson stayed with Mars Hill and now works as the Executive Pastor. He also met his wife there and has four children– … Continue reading