Inspiration Faith & Prayer Health & Wellness Entertainment Love & Family
Newsletters Special Offers

Colorado-based Focus on the Family has pulled an online interview with conservative television host Glenn Beck after concerns were raised about Beck’s Mormon faith. Gary Schneeberger, vice president of media and public relations for Focus on the Family Action, said that “differences in the Mormon faith and the historical evangelical faith are not inconsequential.” “We…

On Nov. 4, the day America elected its first black president, Bryan resident Velma Spivey said she quietly went into her bedroom, recited a prayer and cried. “It was a spiritual feeling for me,” she said. This week, as she and others mark Kwanzaa — which is a celebration of history, culture and empowerment for…

It’s been a rough year. With the economy in tatters, many of us are looking at Christmas and Hanukkah with new eyes and wondering whether the season will be more merry than maudlin. The Bible talks about the blessings that come in giving to others, particularly to the poor and disenfranchised. I’d like to suggest…

Chances are that grown-ups know the truth about the holiday season’s biggest myth — the one concerning a certain elf, his generosity and his peculiar mode of travel. But there’s another big lie that’s almost as pervasive. No, Virginia, suicides do not increase around the holidays. “That is a myth,” said Pat Lyden, executive director…
archives most recent
search this blog
More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners