Christie Storm
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Video traces steps to same-sex rites
posted: 05/26/2012 2:37 a.m. Discuss
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fayetteville has offered a blessing ceremony for same-sex couples for the past six years. The decision to approve the rite came after a long period of discernment and discussion among parishioners.
My church, su iglesia
posted: 05/26/2012 2:35 a.m. Discuss
Catholics in Arkansas Ten largest Catholic churches in Arkansas by number of registered parishioners 1. St. Raphael, Springdale — 20,857 2. St. Vincent de Paul, Rogers — 13,350 3. St. Joseph, Conway — 5,950 4. Immaculate Conception, Fort Smith — 5,804 5. St. Joseph, Fayetteville — 5,570 6. Christ the King, Little Rock — 4,946 7. St. Stephen, Bentonville — 4,700 8. Christ the King, Fort Smith — 3,609 9. St. Theresa, Little Rock — 3,414 10.
Comedian Davis funny about his faith
posted: 05/19/2012 4:43 a.m. Discuss
Ken Davis is puzzled by “Christian comedy.” A storyteller and author, Davis has shared his comedy routines in clubs across the country — the same “real life” humor he brings to the churches he visits. But somehow he’s often pigeonholed as a “Christian comedian.” “It’s funny. They never talk about Christian plumbers,” he said.
Law of attraction
posted: 05/12/2012 4:22 a.m. Discuss
Growing up in Conway, Micah Toll was often the only Jew at school. So, when he participated in a trip to Israel as a teenager, spending time in the Jewish homeland had a lasting influence.
It’s time to nosh at Jewish Food Festival
posted: 05/05/2012 2:59 a.m. Discuss
The enticing aroma of corned beef sandwiches, falafel and freshbaked challah will welcome visitors to the Jewish Food Festival in downtown Little Rock on Sunday. The event, sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Arkansas, will be at the River Market Pavilion.
Holy air
posted: 05/05/2012 2:57 a.m. Discuss
At 100 watts, the signal from the tiny radio station nestled inside St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church doesn’t reach far. Drivers tuned in on their car radios can quickly lose the broadcast when venturing outside the Rogers city limits.
One president, under God
posted: 04/28/2012 2:36 a.m. Discuss
Dwight D. Eisenhower could be found on his knees in prayer in the Oval Office. George Washington quoted from the Bible with ease, yet never took Communion as part of his Anglican faith. Andrew Jackson called himself a “lover of the Christian religion” even as he forced American Indians from their land.
Nonstop Bible reading leads to day of prayer
posted: 04/28/2012 2:34 a.m. Discuss
Word for word, verse by verse, from Genesis to Revelation, hundreds of volunteers are planning to read the Bible via loudspeaker in the downtown Berryville square. It’s a nonstop, around-the-clock Bible-reading marathon that will begin Sunday and culminate on Thursday in time to celebrate the 61st National Day of Prayer.
Social-work hub next for LR church’s free clinic
posted: 04/28/2012 2:32 a.m. Discuss
With the help of volunteers, the small congregation of Oak Forest United Methodist Church has transformed itself into a one-stop health-care center for the working poor. Medical professionals offer their services for free in the church’s medical, dental and vision clinics, and a steady stream of volunteers from other churches make time to help, too.
Lottie Moon biographer, mythbuster to speak at gathering
posted: 04/21/2012 2:28 a.m. Discuss
For Southern Baptists, Lottie Moon is a missionary hero, and tales of her work spreading the Gospel in China are retold every year.
