At the height of the Jesus movement in 1972, tie-dyed hippies gathered in parks and stadiums to celebrate their newfound faith in Christ. But when these young converts went home to visit traditional churches, many were rejected because they had long hair and preferred to worship using drums and guitars instead of pianos and pipe organs.
Thomas More Society attorneys have sent a demand letter to Office Depot, challenging the company’s refusal to print religious flyers. The office supply chain would not print prayer handouts for customer Maria Goldstein at its Schaumburg, Illinois location. The nonprofit public interest law firm labeled that refusal of service as discrimination and a violation of the Cook County Human Rights Ordinance.
While speaking at the Village in Summerville, South Carolina, Dr. Mitch Carnell was asked what he learned while writing his most recent book, Our Father: Discovering Family, published by Wipf and Stock.
The only Church of God in a Middle East country, which has a rich New Testament history, is experiencing positive results for Christian churches from the political turnover.
Stephanie McGuire, owner/founder of Faith Baby, Inc. (www.faithbaby.com) prayed for God to make a way for her to share the blessing of her company with others. Never did she dream it would lead her into the same marketplace as some of the country’s largest companies such as Origami Owl, Perfectly Posh, and Thirty-One Gifts, just to name a few.
Reports of traditional churches declining in North America and Europe often fail to present the reality of the global church’s rapid growth in Africa, South America, Asia and among immigrants in the West, according to the current issue of “Unfinished,” The Mission Society’s quarterly magazine.
