People Perish for Lack of Religion

Deaths of despair are on the rise in our country. What is the role of the church? Today our society is suffering from an epidemic of self-harm, culminating in the most final form of suffering on this earth—in “deaths of despair.” These deaths speak to the harm inflicted on oneself through overdosing, suicide, or health issues from alcoholism. They manifest despair as a way of coping (or trying to end) one’s suffering of physical or mental pain. A new study makes the... Read More

New Life Rising

Welcome. This year, you are invited on a journey through the somber season of Lent, into the dark depths of Good Friday, and out into the marvelous light of Easter and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In these pages, you will be led through the landscape of Jesus’ homeland and the journey he takes through times of confusion, despair, hope, and into everlasting joy. As you know, the church is at a pivotal point where it seems like familiar ideas, methods, and comforts are dying. It is... Read More

Florida’s struggle to teach Black history has become a battle over who controls the past

For 71 years, the survivors of Rosewood controlled their history. They guardedly discussed their stories only at family gatherings, haunted by the threat of retaliation in their rural Central Florida … Click to Continue » ... Read More

Evangelicals Fear LGBT Blessings Proposal Would Split the Church of England

Tensions are high as this week’s General Synod, with leaders on both sides frustrated with the suggested compromise on same-sex marriage. This coming week promises to be one of the most historic—and controversial—in the life of the Church of England, as its governing body, General Synod, heads toward a resolution of a long debate over blessings of same-sex couples. After years of wrangling over how the church should deal with homosexuality, its bishops announced in... Read More

Sharks bit 16 people off Florida in 2022, topping the rest of the world

Sharks bit 16 people in unprovoked encounters off Florida’s waters last year, marking the highest reported number of bites than anywhere else in the world. Florida again had more reported bites than anywhere else on Earth, according to researchers with the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File, which documents shark attacks each year. Advertisement One of those was the attention-grabbing case in the Florida Keys when a Texas woman punched a shark to set herself... Read More

Bacteria testing among issues at a Miami bottled water plant that distributes Evian

A Miami bottled water plant that bottles two brands and distributes three others, including Evian, had labels that lied about ingredients and a bottling machine so unsanitary, a state inspector … Click to Continue » ... Read More