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Sheriff cites 600 percent boost in drug arrests since local churches started praying
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When Scott County, Tennessee, residents began praying for his officers, dramatic things happened, says Sheriff Mike Cross. He says drug arrests went up 600 percent. He says that some time ago, he and Scott County Commissioner David Day decided they needed divine intervention. So, they approached local pastors, such as Baptist Minister Kermit Phillips, who…
Identical 11-year-olds switched places to win $50,000, but Dad makes them ‘fess up
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Will honesty cost the 11-year-old Smith twins $50,000? Nate made national sports news when he won $50,000 by making an impossible hockey shot in a charity fundraiser. Now it turns out it was Nick who took the shot. Nate’d just had a cast removed from his arm — and let his identical twin brother, Nick, take his place. Now Nate stands to lose…
Gordon-Conwell professor: America has changed dramatically, but more is coming
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It’s now official. The United States is “bigger, older, more Hispanic and Asian and less wedded to marriage and traditional families than it was in 1990.” “Want more?” writes Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary professor James Emery White. “Okay. It is also ‘less enamored of kids, more embracing of several generations living under one roof, more inclusive…
Arkansas kids join 1 million at World Youth Day in Spain keeping in touch on the web
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More than 1 million Catholic kids from across the world are converging on Madrid, Spain, for World Youth Day 2011, and every one of them seems to be tweeting, texting and Facebooking home — including a group from rural Arkansas. Most are using their smart phones to keep up with changes in the event — and whether they’ll need…
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