Ecclesiastical Architecture (5)
Music is another element of worship that effects the architecture of a sanctuary. The congregation’s beliefs about this aspect of praise is one of the most clear and immediate identifying marks of denominational affiliation and theology in the building.
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UNC Committee Won’t Recommend “All-Comers” Policy
Campus should remain open to Christian groups
"Anywhere they see any restrictive anything they want to strike that out, but that is an absolutely necessary component of the exercise of free speech." -- ADF attorney
What I Learned in Japan
'Take Away' lessons from the mission field to use at home.
For 14 years she shared the gospel, but with little response. But following a family crisis, Mrs. M and her family began to seek for true comfort and to learn of Christ: following an extensive instruction class with the pastor, they made profession and received baptism last November. This is but one of many examples of faithfulness and perseverance in the long-haul by which the church in Japan testifies to the need to wait upon the Lord to produce his fruit in his season.
Maine Churches to raise money to fight gay marriage
Conley's also seeking endorsements from well-known pastors who might be willing to record video and audio clips that can be played at churches taking part in Maine's collection-plate drive, he said. Those clips would also be sent to the state's Christian radio stations as public service announcements.
Creating Good and Beautiful Things
Random jam session in a New York subway rockets indie artist to Internet stardom
"I'm just trying to bring positivity and faith and this idea that we are created people for good reason, that there's a God who loves us and that changes the message of our lives," she said
Public Money Finds Back Door to Private (Mostly Religious) Schools
Johnathan Arnold, headmaster of Covenant Christian Academy in Cumming, Ga., said he viewed using the program to discount tuition for existing students as unethical. “We, as a Christian school, felt that wasn’t the right approach,” he said. “You’re giving money out of the goodness of your heart with the intent to receive nothing in return.
Al Mohler’s Mentor, Professor and Friend, Wayne Ward, goes to glory
[Former President Bill] Clinton and his wife, Hillary, attended the church [pastored by Ward] at the time and traveled with Ward on a tour of the Middle East. As a result, Ward and his wife, Mary Ann, developed something of a friendship with the Clintons.