March 24, 2009
Small Town Meets Big-Time Forgiveness in Action
Every week, David Pinckney preaches to his congregation about being like Jesus. Now the small-town New Hampshire pastor is discovering not everyone wants to follow through with that challenge—especially when it comes to forgiveness.
Last week Pinckney did the unthinkable for many of the 2,000-plus residents of Chichester, N.H., by inviting a convicted child killer to live with him and his family for at least two months. After officials couldn’t find anyone else willing to take in 60-year-old Raymond Guay, who spent the last 35 years behind bars on charges of abducting and murdering a 12-year-old boy in 1973, Pinckney opened up his home—where his wife and four teenage children also live. Unfortunately, most of his neighbors believe his kindness is now making a once tranquil town unsafe for everyone.
Redefining Marriage by the Book
Last December The Ministry Today Report noted a few significant culturally influenced changes in Oxford University Press’ latest dictionary for children. Now many people are discovering a long-standing American dictionary made a “minor” tweak six years ago that’s equally as telling of today’s society.
I'm Not an Atheist, I'm Just Apathetic
QUOTE: “The 2008 Pew Forum survey showed that about half of the ‘nones’ actually considered themselves religious. In other words, it appears that most of the unaffiliated individuals are not atheistic or anti-religious in any activist sense, but are rather apathetic toward organized religion and reluctant to join any particular denomination or sect. Perhaps an appropriate term to describe such individuals is ...
Cash-Back Guarantee ... From a Church?
For those who have lost a job during the current economic recession, church can be a place to replenish hope for the future.Yet one Midwestern congregation recently provided a unique spin to the idea of replenishing.
Ministry by Default
QUOTE: “If you see yourself as being in ministry by default, you will spend the rest of your life feeling like a misfit. I promise you...
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