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In the World — July 6, 2014

By Christy Barritt   College Students with Involved Fathers More Likely to Graduate  College students with fathers who are involved in their lives are 98 percent more likely to graduate than students with uninvolved fathers. This was the finding of W. Bradford Wilcox, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Virginia. He presented […]

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In the World — June 29, 2014

By Christy Barritt   Jesus Chalk Drawing A church in Texas wanted to gain a world record by creating a 17,000-square-foot chalk portrait of Jesus in their parking lot. Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas, created the image as a part of their celebration in the week leading up to Easter. It took hundreds of volunteers, […]

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In the World — June 22, 2014

By Christy Barritt   Seminary Graduates in Record Debt A new study has found that many seminary graduates are dealing with overwhelming debt. Because of this, the graduates are moonlighting or even going full-time at other jobs in order to make ends meet. The study was done by the Center for the Study of Theological […]

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In the World — June 8, 2014

By Christy Barritt   Minister Hopes to Transform Strip Club into Church A New York City minister is trying to raise $300,000 in order to transform a New York City neighborhood’s last strip club into a church. Reggie Stutzman of Real Life Church in the Bronx believes that God is bringing revival to the city. […]

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In the World — June 1, 2014

By Christy Barritt   Pastor Launches WikiWorship  A pastor in North Carolina has launched an interactive website where he hopes to get questions from those who are seeking. Philip Chryst, a student at Duke Divinity School and a United Methodist minister, wanted to create a website that addresses issues of faith and allows people to […]