A heartbreaking trend of dumbing down bible teaching often occurs in our churches when men and women with little to no teaching training lead small group Bible study classes. A new book, titled Capturing God’s Passion for Teaching examines the change that could take place if Bible teachers were trained to teach God’s Word.
In January 1985, Dave Christiano started writing the script to his first film, THE DAYLIGHT ZONE.
In October 2013, long-retired United Methodist Bishop Melvin Talbert invaded the North Alabama territory of Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett to perform a same-sex union, disregarding the protests of the latter and the leadership of the denomination’s Council of Bishops. The United Methodist Church’s governing Discipline teaches that sex is only for marriage between one man and one woman, and forbids same-sex union ceremonies.
Sevierville, TN–Management of Swaggerty Sausage Company, Inc. of Kodak, Tennessee, recently chose the Church of God’s Smoky Mountain Children’s Home to receive a financial blessing for the Christmas season.
Some churches conduct pageants. Some temples host dinners. And others spend weeks or months meticulously planning how to break a Guinness World Record.
The site where Jesus may have been tried, prior to his crucifixion, is now open to the public for the very first time.
