"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

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.

[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.

Admitting he was being deliberately provocative, the Stornoway minister suggested the name Edinburgh Theological Seminary as a starter for discussion as the College grapples with promotion in an image-driven world. The idea seemed to be embraced by commissioners, with Reverend Iain Thomson believing it was worth looking at the denominational name too.

You know, this year I kept thinking of a Beatles' song that I remembered back in the 60s, because my wife still needs me and she still feeds me and I am 64

"We also will be having our convention sessions during the day, and having no night sessions gives you freedom to fellowship with your friends and family members and enjoy some of the great food that's there in New Orleans," Wright said. By eliminating evening sessions last year, Wright noticed greater participation by messengers

"Forbidden as contrary to God’s law are homosexuality, lesbianism, bestiality, transgenderism, bisexuality, pornography and any other sexual sins that take the place of or corrupt the union of man and woman in the holy state of matrimony. Not only are the acts themselves forbidden by God, but the very thoughts themselves are condemned.”

Leaders make mistakes, but create blame-free cultures. "I'd rather reward a great failure, than a mediocre success," Upton commented. Failure without blame is not a bad thing for organizations, and part of the learning curve of innovative cultures.

If you and your spouse nag each other about picking up the clothes on the floor or backing the car in the garage the right way, your marriage is normal. If you or your spouse secretly unplugs the dishwasher because you think your spouse doesn't use it properly and therefore shouldn't be allowed to use it, your marriage is not.

Professor John McIntosh said that finance was “a spiritual issue” and that for years the Church had been “reprehensible” for failing to properly address and foster tithing within its congregations.