By Melissa Wuske Sermons Are Central What attracts people to a particular church? A Gallup poll says the leading answer isn’t dynamic leaders, children’s programing, or good music. The highest responses, at about 75 percent each, were “sermons that teach about Scripture” and “sermons that help connect religion to own life.” “In a distracted, outraged, […]
By Melissa Wuske Following Christ Without the Church Ten percent of Americans say they are Christians who love Jesus but don’t attend church, according to a Barna Research study. These believers have attended church in the past but haven’t been in six months. This group is largely white, female, and part of the Generation X […]
By Melissa Wuske Restaurant with a Mission Everytable, a restaurant chain in Los Angeles, has a unique pricing strategy: each one of its locations serves the same food, but the prices vary based on the average income of the neighborhoods where they are located. “Our strategy in general has been to make healthy food more […]
By Lindsey Bell Making Sure No Students Eat Alone Do you remember what it was like to eat lunch alone, while at the same time watching others gather with their friends? Dennis Estimon remembers feeling that way when he moved to the States from Haiti as a first grader. A senior at Boca High School […]
By Lindsey Bell Woman Seeks TV Help to Reunite with Long-Lost Father Amanda Holdiness was raised by her single mother, godparents, and grandmother. She often wondered about her father, but her mom didn’t provide much information about him. Holdiness said that her wedding day was the hardest. “I’ve always seen ladies walk down the aisle […]
