Religion
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Pastor Bo: God’s gift of salvation can’t be earned by good works
It was suppertime, and there were just a few empty seats in the fellowship hall at the church down in Florida where I, along with a few others, was preaching.
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Abba’s House pastor resigns from Venue Church board, citing ongoing controversy at Chattanooga megachurch
Ron Phillips, pastor emeritus of Abba's House, resigned from the advisory board of Venue Church on Friday, citing the ongoing problems at the megachurch on Lee Highway.
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Black clergy plan to sue Tennessee over voting maps as group pushes legislation on gun violence, health care
A newly formed group of Black clergy from across Tennessee plans to sue the state over its redistricting maps.
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Historic city churches find new life as neighborhood centers
The pews were rocking at Holy Trinity on a recent Sunday as worshipers from the Minnesota Swahili Christian Congregation sang and danced beneath the lofty, dark-wood-trimmed ceilings and lively stained-glass windows.
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For tornado-ravaged churches, rebuilding means rethinking
Mayfield First United Methodist Church, a century-old temple with stately columns and stained-glass windows, has long been an anchor in the life of Kathy O'Nan, the city's 68-year-old mayor.
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BreakPoint: Can an app help us make sense of dying?
Early Christians were fond of 'memento mori'
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Living on Purpose: Resist the temptation to be discouraged
Recently, I had an opportunity to chat with a wonderful lady as she shared with me about her health issues and other concerns.
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Opinion: Lessons to be learned about prosperity gospel and Chattanooga’s Venue Church
The blaring headline from The Daily Beast last week, "Hipster Megachurch in Shambles Over Pastor's Alleged Affair," simultaneously caught my eye, made my heart sink and got me angry.
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Thich Nhat Hanh, influential Zen Buddhist monk, dies at 95
Thich Nhat Hanh, the revered Zen Buddhist monk who helped spread the practice of mindfulness in the West and socially engaged Buddhism in the East, has died. He was 95.
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Pastor Bo: Speaking your ‘truth’ about modern buzzwords
Buzzwords in our society tend to come and go with some regularity. But it is the irony of modern buzzwords more than their duration that currently has me shaking my head a bit.
