Humanists fight for Army's recognition

RALEIGH – Soldiers who don’t believe in God can go to war with “Atheist” stamped on their dog tags, but humanists and others with various secular beliefs still officially are invisible in the Army.

  • Church program melds fitness, faith

    OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. – For Miriam Maslowski, the Bible isn’t just for feeding souls – it’s the go-to book on how to feed a body.

  • Seminary by day, heavy metal by night

    CLAYTON, Mo. – Concordia Seminary in suburban St.

  • East End MBC recognizes student

    East End Missionary Baptist Church has presented an Edgecombe Community College freshman the second grant from the congregation’s scholarship foundation.

  • Opposing views split Israeli Jews

    JERUSALEM – A few months ago, the Israeli Health Ministry awarded Channa Maayan, a pediatrics professor at Hebrew University, a prize for a book she had co-written on hereditary diseases common among Jews.

  • Haredim thrive after hard past

    JERUSALEM – As
a group, the ultra-
Orthodox are, at best, ambivalent about the Israeli state, which they consider insufficiently religious and premature in its founding because the Messiah has not yet arrived.

Mercy's availability surprises many

“Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven,” (Matthew 18:3).

  • Near tragedy is reminder of our souls

    “The Lord redeems the soul of His servants, and none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned,” (Psalm 34:22).

  • God’s mercy, grace come new daily

    “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new,” (2 Corinthians 5:17).

  • In busy lives, ‘Only one thing is needed’

    “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed,” (Luke 10:41-42).

  • Memories of mother run across time

    “But Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven,’” (Matthew 19:14).

  • What gift cards and salvation have in common

    “For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved,” (John 3:17).

CHURCH NOTES

Special services, speakers and other events at local churches.

COMMUNITY OF FAITH

Author Suzanne Clark discusses faith and spirituality in the context of everday life.