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Faith Promise dinner to benefit ministry for single moms

The Caring People, an organization that reaches out to single moms, will hold a benefit dinner this Friday using the Faith Promise concept, which is not only a fundraising technique, but a way for people to grow in their faith. 
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12 belief-related resources for helping Oklahoma

| May 22, 2013

Want to send aid to Oklahoma in the wake of the EF-5 tornado that tore through on Monday? Here's a quick list of 12 belief-related organizations you can give through. 
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#GivingTuesday event aims to boost charities

| Nov 26, 2012

In the days following Thanksgiving, there's already Black Friday and Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday to kick off the holiday shopping season. Now, a group of charities and corporate sponsors is urging Americans to make the Tuesday after Thanksgiving just as powerful a day of giving to those in need.
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Re-framing Black Friday

| Nov 23, 2012

Before the turkey gets cold on Thanksgiving, millions of Americans will prepare themselves for the retail quest that is Black Friday. Pastor Kevin Glenn's concern is not the shopping event itself, but the number of Americans whose identity is enslaved to unhealthy and unsustainable habits of acquisition, debt, discontent, further acquisition, increased debt, deepened discontentment, etc…
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My only real need

| Nov 23, 2012

After a previous year's Black Friday shopping excursion, Michele Mayer was exhausted – not from lack of sleep, but from the battle going on for her heart’s affection – the earthly and temporal calling to her restless heart. Earlier that year, she'd taken a mission trip to Jamaica that impacted her thoughts on possessions and what she truly "needs."
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“Get” until it hurts?

| Nov 23, 2012

One day we are all thankful for what we have, and the next, we are greedily clamoring for more-more-MORE. The one and only time that Porsha Williams saw fit to participate in Black Friday ended in her learning what meant the most – family, friends and focus on acceptance of the good that she wished to harvest in the New Year.
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Carrying on tradition, everyone will have a place to eat with Almeta Crayton

| Nov 19, 2012

Carrying on 15 years of tradition, Almeta Crayton's program Everybody Eats will be happening Thanksgiving Day. The program provides a meal for those who don't have enough money for a Thanksgiving dinner or don't have a family to celebrate with. This year is expected to be larger than usual, and donations are still needed. 
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As holiday approaches, Voluntary Action Center tight on Christmas family sponsors

| Nov 13, 2012

More than 1,000 low-income families receive Christmas gifts through the Voluntary Action Center's Christmas program each year, and somehow, enough family sponsors always come through. But fewer sponsors have signed up than this time last year. And as one woman remembers, a sponsored Christmas can make a big difference.
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Survey: Economy continues negative effect on churches

| Aug 28, 2012

(RNS) The economy continues to weigh on pastors, with a new survey showing that nearly two-thirds say it has affected their churches negatively. LifeWay Research asked 1,000 pastors about the economy's effect on their churches and found that 56 percent described it somewhat negatively and 8 perc...
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Mormons and Baptists compete for converts

| Jul 24, 2012

Every year, the Southern Baptist Convention and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spend tens of millions of dollars to spread their takes on Christianity, relying heavily on thousands of volunteers. 
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COMMENTARY: The temptations—and trappings—of Silicon Valley’s super-rich

| Jul 24, 2012

Forget Wall Street. Today's "best and brightest" are heading to California's Silicon Valley and New York's Silicon Alley, and to a few other tech-startup hot spots.
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