Earlier in the year, I met up with two couples who were going through Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University. I caught up with them again this week, with only a few weeks left. To see how they felt at the beginning, click here.
Frankie and Ellen Rose took Financial Peace University because their friend was the [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Financial Peace Universtiy participants near the end
Posted in Christianity, Local, tagged Dave Ramsey, Financial Peace University, personal finance on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Swine flu should be renamed “Mexican flu” said Israeli health official
Posted in Islam, Judaism, tagged Swine flu on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The swine flu should be renamed the “Mexican flu” said an Israeli health official on Monday who said the flu’s reference to pigs was offensive to Muslims and Jewish people.
‘We should call this Mexican flu and not swine flu,‘ said Deputy Health Minister Yakov Litzman at a news conference at a hospital in central Israel, [...]
Bible lays foundation for “green” initiatives
Posted in Christianity, tagged Creation Care, environmental stewardship on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There is a correlation between taking care of the environment and one’s faith said Rev. Pat Watkins, the keynote speaker at the Show-Me Creation Care Conference on Saturday, April 25th at Community United Methodist Church. The conference focused on faith-based approaches to safeguarding nature.
“I can’t be a Christian and not do everything in my power [...]
The 700 Club to feature local marine
Posted in Uncategorized on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The 700 Club, a Christian television show hosted by Pat Robertson, featured local marine John McClellan on April 28th. See the Christian Broadcasting Network story here. They talked about the power of prayer during recovery.
McClellan was injured in Iraq with a shot through the head. His mother, Connie, was first told that if McClellan ever [...]
Upcoming events at Missouri United Methodist Church
Posted in Christianity, Local, tagged Chaplain Jane Smith, Fulton State Hospital, geraniums, health, Missouri United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s some upcoming events at Missouri United Methodist Church:
- United Methodist Women will be selling geraniums this Friday and Saturday. The sale will run from 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday in the Connector. The flowers will be sold for $3.75.
- Sunday, May 3, there will [...]
Presbyterian reverend discusses change in the denomination
Posted in Uncategorized on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Sunday’s 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. services at Columbia’s First Presbyterian Church in were delivered by the U.S. Moderator of the 218th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow.
Reyes-Chow is currently the pastor of Mission Bay Community Church in San Francisco, and he has been preaching at various Presbyterian [...]
St. Louis has a new Archbishop
Posted in Christianity, Religious Leaders, tagged Catholicism, Robert Carlson, st. louis, St. Louis Post-Dispatch on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has covered Bishop Robert Carlson’s, the new archbishop, arrival extensively.
Here’s a recap:
- The Catholic Leaders of St. Louis
- Duties of Catholic Church Leaders
- At a Glance, St. Louis Archdiocese
- Michigan Bishop Robert J. Carlson named new St. Louis Archbishop
- St. Louisans welcome Archbishop-elect
- A funny, moving debut for new archbishop
- New [...]
Pope Benedict XVI named 5 new saints on Sunday
Posted in Christianity, Religious Leaders, tagged Catholicism, new saints, Pope Benedict XVI on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pope Benedict XVI canonized five new saints at St. Peter’s Square on Sunday. The saints are:
- Rev. Arcangelo Tadini, an Italian priest who founded an order of nuns to minister to factory workers in the late 1800s
- Bernardo Tolomei, who founded a Benedictine monastic movement in Italy in the 14th century
- Nuno Alvares Pereira, the [...]
Miss services this past weekend?
Posted in Belief in Brief, Christianity, Local, tagged First Presbyterian Church, Missouri United Methodist, Parkade Baptist Church, sermons on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a link to audio files for Parkade Baptist Church, First Presbyterian Church, and Missouri United Methodist Church.
- Parkade Baptist Church: Pastor Chris Cook’s sermon called “Promoting Thirst”
- First Presbyterian Church: a sermon from this past weekend
- Missouri United Methodist: sermon titled “Always”
Berlin: a vote between religion and ethics
Posted in Christianity, Islam, Religion and Politics, tagged Berlin, Germany, religion classes, secular ethics on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
According to the BBC article “Berlin to vote on religion lessons,” voters in Berlin will get to decide on whether or not students will have a choice between attending secular ethics classes or religion classes. Most students in Germany outside of Berlin already have this choice, but in 2006, Berlin schools instated compulsory secular ethics [...]
