M. L. JohnsonPresbyterian Church Hopeful Churchpresbyterianmission.org - N. Graham Standish I was knee-deep into listening on the phone to a potential church visitor when I had a sudden insight: We keep telling people WHAT we believe. What …
M. L. JohnsonBible 15 Bible Verses About Family to Share With Your Loved OnesWoman's Day - Jackie Frere As we all know, life gets busy. Kids have soccer practice, hours of homework, and friends to hang out with. Parents have jobs to do, groceries to …
M. L. JohnsonCatholicism The Church’s Next Scandal Is Moneycomplicitclergy.com - Peter A new report gives a disturbing insight into the way that money circulates among Church leaders. How long can it continue?“The Devil always enters by …
M. L. JohnsonPrayer "Pray Always" - Jesuspatheos.com Sometimes we don't pray because we don't feel in need. Other times we don't pray because suffering has so worn us down that we have lost hope that …
M. L. JohnsonTeens Being religious is no longer a trend for teens, research showsLos Angeles Times - Isabela LacsinaAccording to Barna.com, Generation Z (people born between 1999 and 2015) are the “first truly ‘post-Christian’ generation.” In fact, the number of teens who associate themselves with atheism is twice much
M. L. JohnsonHarvard T.H. Chan School Harvard study reveals the benefits of childhood church-goingaleteia.org - Cerith Gardiner Raising our kids with faith obviously gives them many spiritual benefits, but a recent study by Harvard has also shown that children with a religious …
M. L. JohnsonAtheism The future of religion around the world, in one chartPRI - Timothy McGrathIslamophobes of the world: it's just about time to get over yourselves. Buddhists: hang steady. And atheists, agnostics, and religiously unaffiliated people: step your game up. 2050 is just around the
M. L. JohnsonBible Judaism and Christianity Both Rely on the Hebrew Bible. Why Do They Interpret It So Differently?TIME - John BartonThe Bible is the world’s most influential book. But books, like people, can be influential because of what they say, or because of what they are thought to have said. With a book as huge as the Bible,
M. L. Johnson The B-Flat Christianpresbyterianmission.org - rlister Several months ago, I had the pleasure of purchasing a used copy of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” by C.S. Lewis. Bargain hunter that I am, I …
M. L. Johnson Hopeful Churchpresbyterianmission.org - N. Graham Standish “Tim, will you please stop sabotaging this meeting with hope?!” I couldn’t stifle my guffaw as a clergy client shared his recent finance committee …
M. L. JohnsonChristianity A relationship with the Holy Spirit is as simple as this one wordaleteia.org - Kathleen N. Hattrup The action of the Holy Spirit can pass unnoticed, and it can be harder to form a relationship with this Person of the Trinity than with the other two. …
M. L. Johnson Sightingspresbyterianmission.org - Ken Rummer It had been a particularly wet spring, and clouds again threatened rain as we arrived at the cemetery. An arched-top tent marked the gravesite, just …
M. L. Johnson Morning Coffee and Find a New Favorite Booksendibm2.com Check out what's new on eBook Christian and pick your next book to read. Then share with your friends what you have found. His role creates the …
M. L. JohnsonU.S. Politics Older, less white, less religious: What America will look like in 2040Axios - Stef W. Kight Here is how fast America is changing: By the time today’s teenagers hit their 30s, there will be — for the first time ever — more minorities than …
M. L. Johnson A New Take on the Apostle PaulThe Wall Street Journal. - Barton SwaimMore than 500 years after the Reformation, some Protestants reconsider ‘works.’ “For by grace are ye saved through faith,” the Apostle Paul wrote to the Ephesians, “and that not of yourselves: it is the
M. L. Johnson Jim Graff: We need to leave things in God's handsvictoriaadvocate.com - Jim Graff Has anyone ever told you, “God told me to”? Maybe they’re referring to a job or a relationship. It can be concerning can’t it? Why? Because we aren’t …
M. L. Johnson We Want Straightforward Answers. God Gives Us Mysteries.christianitytoday.com - Kristen Deede Johnson One Sunday not long ago, I was leading children’s worship in our church. During the weekly prayer time, we sat in a circle with the kids taking turns …
M. L. Johnson 14 Bible Verses About Friendship That'll Remind You to Connect With Loved OnesWoman's Day - Morin Bishop Faith and friendship go hand in hand. We all need friends. When the storm clouds gather, we cherish those people who we know we can turn to, who will …
M. L. Johnson GUEST SERMON: Faith and unbelieftheguardian.pe.ca Recent years have seen a development of what is sometimes called new atheism. This is a militant effort to convince the world that there is no God. It …
M. L. Johnson This Could Be England’s Earliest Known Christian BurialAtlas Obscura - by Matthew Taub Sixteen years of research have revealed the secrets of a major excavation. Though it took a little while to fully establish itself, Christianity had …
M. L. Johnson Books on Neighborly Love Proliferatepublishersweekly.com - By Emma Wenner Amid deep division over immigration policies and the rising number of worship centers targeted in hate crimes, religion publishers are drawing more …
M. L. Johnson Skepptuna ChurchAtlas Obscura - CoolCrab A 12th-century church with a medieval fresco and an intriguing “Greek runestone.” Christianity has been around in Sweden since around the 10th century …
M. L. Johnson Rachel Held Evans, Hero to Christian MisfitsThe Atlantic - Emma GreenThe firebrand writer died unexpectedly over the weekend at the age of 37. Rachel Held Evans, a well-known Christian blogger, author, and joyful troublemaker online, died on Saturday from massive brain
M. L. Johnson David Brooks’s Journey Toward FaithThe Atlantic - Peter WehnerIn his new book, The Second Mountain, the columnist describes his path between doubt and belief. When David Brooks started writing his column in The New York Times more than a decade and a half ago, he
M. L. Johnson Your Complete Guide to Ramadan, Including the Proper Greeting and When It StartsTIME - Kamakshi AyyarThis week marks the start of Ramadan for more than a billion Muslims around the world. The month-long observance — which starts on either May 6 or May 7 this year — will see Muslims fasting from dawn sunset,
M. L. Johnson The 14 Bible Verses To Help You Heal In Tough TimesWoman's Day - By Morin Bishop Let these verses take you to a peaceful place. "And wherever he went, into villages or cities or farms, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and …
M. L. Johnson Świdnica Peace ChurchAtlas Obscura - Capemarsh This centuries-old wooden wonder was built in less than a year and is one of Europe's largest timber-framed churches. Świdnica’s gorgeous Peace Church …
M. L. Johnson Hopeful Churchpresbyterianmission.org - N. Graham Standish What’s the most taboo topic in ministry, that one topic that neither pastors nor members like to talk about? Transforming worship. Failing to transform …
M. L. Johnson 'Last Supper' site recreated digitally by archaeologistsjpost.com - REUTERS "It tells the story of this room," Re'em said. Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper . (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons) X Dear Reader, As you can imagine, …
