By Christy Barritt Least Religious States Revealed According to a new Gallup poll, six of the least religious states in the country are in the Northeast, and they include Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. On the opposite side of the spectrum, Mississippi was found to be the most religious state […]
By Sam E. Stone Last week we learned that the Israelites were required to help the poor and the aliens in their midst. The Lord required fair and just treatment for everyone. This week’s lesson explains an additional unique practice God ordained for his children—jubilee. In our time, “jubilee” often suggests a big party […]
By David Faust Psalm 119:65-112 When I was a boy my parents taught me to say a simple but profound prayer at the dinner table: “God is great, God is good, and we thank him for this food.” “God is great”—so wise you can’t outfox him, so strong you can’t defeat him, so smart […]
By Christy Barritt Atheists Gather to Celebrate Non-belief Nearly 20,000 atheists showed up at Washington D.C.’s National Mall in March for the Reason Rally. The Reason Rally was billed the world’s largest gathering of atheists and secularists. The group came together to celebrate reason and to share anti-religious sentiment through performers, speakers. and other […]
By Jacqueline J. Holness Americans seem to have a fascination with size—from our widening waistlines, to our penchant for Hummers on narrow city roads, to the McMansions that decorate suburbia from sea to shining sea. And the church is not immune to this cultural influence. Which is better—the small church, or the big church? […]
