A market research company is offering to pay people to go to church. Faith Perceptions works for churches like mystery shopping works for restaurants, clothing stores and grocers. In 2008 they launched their mystery guest program, experiencing a 300% increase in growth between 2010 and 2011. They expanded their services from Missouri to an addition [...]
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 [...]
Super Bowl tickets are selling for more than $2,000 a pop. That may sound like an unattainable goal, but there are other ways to have fun at the Super Bowl without completely sacking your budget. Super Bowl XLVI is taking place in Indianapolis, Indiana on February 5, 2012. But an event that is way more [...]
The media has been talking quite a bit lately about the “attack on Christmas.” A new campaign from the Knights of Columbus is reminding millions of people to “Keep Christ in Christmas.” The public service announcements have been sent to hundreds of local and cable broadcast stations and will be aired throughout the coming days. [...]
I’m heading across the country to visit my sister, brother-in-law and nephew for Christmas. This means I’ve had to be very creative when buying gifts. They must be small enough to fit in my suitcase, durable enough to withstand travel and safe enough to make it through security. There are plenty of popular gifts that [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A Christmas card for a little boy with terminal cancer circulated around my office today. A co-worker had seen the request on Facebook and wanted to do her part. But of course, being a journalist, I was a little skeptical. I did a little online search and found that there have been past scams associated [...]
Have you noticed your office is embracing the holiday season more this year compared to 2009 or 2010? According to Career Builder more employers are spreading cheer this year in the form of holiday parties, year-end bonuses and Christmas gifts. Career Builder surveyed 4,000 workers and 2,000 employers to gauge the level of holiday cheer [...]
A church in New Jersey is organizing the world’s first virtual Christmas choir comprised of singers from around the world through the Internet. The unique choir will join in singing Silent Night. Choir participants include soldiers in the Middle East, moms in Estonia and students in Phoenix. Liquid Church is organizing the unique choir as [...]