by Bob Smietana NASHVILLE (RNS) Two of the best-known ex-Southern Baptist leaders in the country got together at a Nashville church on Thursday (Sept. 9) for a night filled with Bible verses, banter and bittersweet memories. The event, entitled “Lessons in Leaving (and Staying),” featured Bible teacher Beth Moore and ethicist Russell Moore — and was the first live event … [Read more...] about Beth Moore and Russell Moore Share Laughter, Regrets at Nashville Church
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How Harvard’s Atheist Chaplain-in-Chief Fits Into the School’s Long Religious Tradition
by Mark Silk (RNS) After The New York Times reported a couple of weeks ago that Harvard's 40-plus chaplains had unanimously elected an avowed atheist as their chaplain-in-chief, Robert Barron, an auxiliary bishop and pontificator maximus of the Catholic archdiocese of Los Angeles, declared, "Well, everybody, I think another shark has just been jumped." Be it noted that … [Read more...] about How Harvard’s Atheist Chaplain-in-Chief Fits Into the School’s Long Religious Tradition
YouVersion Partners With Translation Groups in Campaign To Translate Bible Globally by 2033
(The Christian Post) The popular mobile Bible app YouVersion has partnered with an alliance of 10 leading Bible translation organizations to help reach the goal of making the Gospel available to 95% of the world’s population by 2033. The collaboration plan, which some initially deemed impossible in this lifetime, will also aim to see the New Testament available in 99.96% of … [Read more...] about YouVersion Partners With Translation Groups in Campaign To Translate Bible Globally by 2033
Twenty Years Later, ‘In Christ Alone’ Still Inspires Millions To Sing
by Bob Smietana (RNS) The melody that changed Keith Getty's life was first scratched out on the back of an electric bill in a humble flat in Northern Ireland. This isn't great, he thought at the time. But it was the best he could come up with. So he sent a recording of the melody on a CD to Stuart Townend, an English songwriter he’d met a few months earlier at a church … [Read more...] about Twenty Years Later, ‘In Christ Alone’ Still Inspires Millions To Sing
Man Fired After Confronting Bikini-Clad Beachgoers in ‘Righteous Anger’
(ChurchLeaders) A TikTok video showing an encounter about proper beach attire recently went viral, sparking heated debates and leading to one man’s dismissal from his job. Logan Dorn, a Colorado man who told strangers their bikinis were exposing children to pornography, refuses to apologize and says he’s standing on God’s truth. Critics say he was harassing people and should … [Read more...] about Man Fired After Confronting Bikini-Clad Beachgoers in ‘Righteous Anger’