Today's Podcasts

Little Miss Sunshine is a dysfunctional-family-on-a-road-trip movie. And theres more going on here than in the National Lampoons Vacation movies. The story here is not about a vacation, but about trying to make a little girls dream come true. by Mike Parnell

This needs to be repeated; The United States was not founded as a Christian nation. But like Florida swampland, there always seems to be someone out there trying to sell that lie to some sucker. In the fashion of those who don't like the truth, this lie is being told and retold in an effort to change the past. This should be laughable, but when Kelly Martin, a Kansas School Board member can say

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(RNS) The Rev. D. James Kennedy, who used his Florida-based television ministry to establish himself as a leading voice for religious conservatives, has retired from Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale. by Adelle M. Banks

Helping Those Who Feel Helpless

The new causes now being considered for the front burner are global warming, poverty, especially in places like Darfur and the scourge of aids. From California, the state that has Christians already deeply concerned about SB 777 a bill ...

I want to thank you for your prayers for the General Church and the General Conference 2008. It was a blessed experience for me in many ways such as worship, fellowship, renewal of friendships, new connections, learning moments, ...

As missionaries model for a church how to serve the poor we believe that individuals in the church will want to become a part of this mission and will get involved - on a one-to-one basis. We do not believe the government can make a ...

Of the 2.2 billion children under 12, half live in poverty. Your gift doesn’t have to cost much but will seem like gold to children who have so little. Thank you for giving and may you be blessed as you give to others through this ...

[Last month I wrote about the formation of a new progressive pro-Israel group, J Street, which seeks to provide an alternative to the anti-peace neoconservative group AIPAC and other hardline American Jewish lobby/advocacy groups. ...

An opportunity to hear and pray about the exciting ways in which Bible poverty is being tackled today in our country and overseas, with workshop sessions, a question time and resources available from the Bible Society. ...

2nd Opinion: The morning of many miraclesDallas Baptist Standard, TX - 46 minutes agoHis column is distributed by Religion News Service. News of religion, faith, missions, Bible study and Christian ministry among Baptist churches, in Texas, ...

Can you imagine how much fun the GOP would have had if the Democrats had pulled something like this? Republicans Vote Against Moms; No Word Yet on Puppies, Kittens ... It was already shaping up to be a difficult year for congressional Republicans. Now, on the cusp of Mother's Day, comes this: A majority of the House GOP has voted against motherhood. On Wednesday afternoon, the House had just voted, 412 to 0, to pass H. Res. 1113, "Celebrating the role of mothers in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of Mother's Day," when Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.), rose in protest. "Mr. Speaker, I move to reconsider the vote," he announced. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.), who has two young daughters, moved to table Tiahrt's request, setting up a revote. This time, 178 Republicans cast their votes against mothers. It has long been the custom to compare a popular piece of legislation to motherhood and apple pie. Evidently, that is no longer the standard. Worse, Republicans are now confronted with a John Kerry-esque predicament: They actually voted for motherhood before they voted against it. Republicans, unhappy with the Democratic majority, have been using such procedural tactics as this all week to bring the House to a standstill, but the assault on mothers may have gone too far. House Minority Leader John Boehner, asked yesterday to explain why he and 177 of his colleagues switched their votes, answered: "Oh, we just wanted to make sure that everyone was on record in support of Mother's Day." By voting against it? Mother-hating morons.