Many ministers avoid sermons on war, but congregations supporting soldiers
At almost every service, the Laurel, Md., church prays for the U.S. soldiers in Iraq. But the congregation never introduces politics — be it support…
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A just war or not: Members grapple with Iraq toll
Before he died in Iraq, Army Cpl. Dustin Kendall often told his mother: “Freedom is not free. Freedom has sacrifices.” The 21-year-old church member from…
Across the nation: A portrait of community outreach
Tennessee church offers Art Showcase event to public Artist Michael Shane Neal, a member of the Hillsboro church, Nashville, Tenn., provides a live portrait demonstration…
Approach to Sunday nights, Wednesdays changes as some focus on service projects
Steve Sandifer, pastoral care minister at the Southwest Central church in Houston, refers to Sundays as class time.Wednesdays, he says, are lab."It's a time to…
‘It’s a daily surrender to cope with him being gone’
Dustin Kendall, son of missionaries Brandi and Penny Kendall, first joined the Army Reserves to help pay for his college education. But as he matured,…
Hundreds of teens fan out across Gulf Coast to help Katrina victims
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Twenty-seven young volunteers from Memphis, Tenn., assembeld recently at Hattiesburg resident Edith Owens' home. Using a small handsaw, the volunteers took aim…
Months after baptism, Jennifer Berry wins Miss America pageant
Moments after her baptism at the Skiatook, Okla., church three months ago, Miss Oklahoma Jennifer Berry looked at her friend Debbie Kendall and smiled. “Winning…
Hundreds of teenagers fan across Gulf Coast to help Katrina victims
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Twenty-seven young volunteers from Memphis, Tenn., assembled recently at Hattiesburg resident Edith Owens' home.Using a small handsaw, the volunteers took aim at…
Spotlight: Faith in God and in each other
LUBBOCK, TX — After 70 years of marriage, Lewis and Lola Ritchey remain “soul mates” who share a deep faith in God and a desire…
Year of disasters brought good, bad to medical missions
DALLAS, TX — Contributions may be down, but the rosters are full as medical missions prepare to send teams around the globe in 2006. From…
