Religious buildings prove hit with tourists
Religious buildings are a huge draw for international visitors to Britain figures from VisitBritain have shown
View ArticleLooking for answers
Despite the fact that the Bible doesn’t spend a lot of time talking about the whys behind evil events, it’s natural that we seek explanations. Our society doesn’t tend to believe in fate; we feel that...
View ArticleWisdom that Founded Worlds
The Lord by wisdom founded the earth, By understanding He established the heavens. By His knowledge the deeps were broken up And the skies drip with dew. My son, let them not vanish from your sight;...
View ArticleIt’s About the Guns
Yes: It’s about the guns. If it weren’t about the guns, people wouldn’t rush into defending the 2nd amendment mere hours after a massacre of kindergartners If it weren’t about guns, there would not...
View ArticleBook Review: From the Land of Milk and Honey by Jennifer Cote
Book Review: From the Land of Milk and Honey by Jennifer Cote From the back cover: “After twenty years of cooking at The New Delhi Sandwich Shop in Pinole, California, chef Jennifer Cote reveals how...
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The Guardian does not get Tim Scott
Amongst your GetReligion correspondents I was the last to board the twitter train. Now I knew about this micro-blogging tool and had heard of tumblr and instagram — and I even had a Facebook page. But...
View Article4th-grader accurately predicts his future height and what NFL team he’ll be on
15 years ago, a 10-year-old boy in California wrote this note about his future… The kid was a little off on his future weight, but other than that, he was spot on. He is Colin Kaepernick, the 49ers’...
View ArticleWhat to Do About Gun Violence: Personal Freedoms v. The Common Good
Scot McKnight has an interesting blog post up at Jesus Creed talking about gun violence. In it McKnight reminded me that an important aspect of the argument about gun control, especially in light of...
View ArticleExplaining evil
Trying to explain an evil act like the one that killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., is on a par with explaining how the universe was formed. The natural...
View ArticleGrief: Finding Hope Again
text before contentGrief: Finding Hope Again by Paul David Tripp (New Growth Press) is being offered online by the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF). You can read it below and...
View ArticleLove gives us a place to start tough conversations
I have a friend who is a successful businessman, and a couple of years ago he won an award for his business success. It had been a while since I had spoken to him, so I used the opportunity to...
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The Best Gift-Giver of All Time
Christmas was a big deal in our house when I was a kid. My parents saved for months so they could afford gifts for three children. My father was a pastor of a small church in a rural mountain community...
View Article'Toy Story: Into Darkness'
Someday, perhaps, we will all tire of trailer mash-ups, in which one movie trailer is placed on top of another movie trailer. Someday. But today is certainly not that day, as YouTuber phoenixdark9 put...
View ArticleVideo of the Day: Canopy Climbers, 'Lazarus'
Canopy Climbers gives us today's video of the day for their song "Lazarus." If you're into bands like Paper Route or Kye Kye, you'll fall in love with these guys...
View Article2nd-grade teacher respectfully airs his grievances, quits his job on YouTube
Last week, Rhode Island public school teacher Stephen Round wanted to read his letter of resignation in a public meeting, but he didn’t get the chance. So he read it to a camera in his kitchen and...
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Personalize Your Site with Custom Colors
Last month, we talked about how you can personalize your online home with a custom domain. Another way to customize your site? Colors. Bold, rich, bright colors. And you’re in luck! With a Custom...
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Advent: Wait, Watch, Hope - Lessons from the Meteors
Stargazer. Star-crossed. Star-strucked. Call me what you want to: I love the shimmering twilights in the nighttime sky.If the evening news tells us there will be an eclipse - I am there.If they...
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God With Us at Sandy Hook
Emmanuel means God with us—in our schools, in our suffering and in everything else. There are times when it feels like the promises contained in Scripture mock us—moments when the words intended to...
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Review: Carey Dyer, "Slow Down"
If you love good, gospel music with a positive outlook, you’re going to love Carey Dyer’s Slow Down. There’s literally a style to match every interest in this panoply of musical wonder. It’s a...
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The Slaughter of the Innocents – Advent Reflections on the Massacre in CT
Like all of us I continue to struggle with the horrific events in Connecticut. This morning I was sent several links to posts that talk about this and articulate far better than I ever could our very...
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