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Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 8/01/2004 12:00AM
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Awe (and maybe acolytes) from bold architecture | Some church officials in Italy are hoping that forays into church design by architects like Renzo Piano and Richard Meier will help put people in the pews (The New York Times)
Missions & ministry:
Brazil becomes feverish market for Bibles | A religious awakening in South America's biggest country over the past decade, the rapid advance of evangelical churches and smart business planning by publishers have made Brazil a leading world publisher of Bibles (Associated Press)
They are the voice | Advocate Skateboards is on a mission from God (Westword, Denver)
Churches look Olympic best as priests skip summer holidays | Though the bells are ringing less frequently, priests are going to great lengths to welcome and instruct visitors (Associated Press)
Promise Keepers think big | A group of men representing seven local churches hope that an upcoming Promise Keepers simulcast will prove a catalyst to strengthen men's faith and commitment to their families (Bismarck Tribune, N.D.)
They fasted, prayed, the bells tolled and it's raining | The Anglican priest of the Parish of Bodalla and Na-rooma called his parishioners to a day of prayer and fasting on Sunday (August 15), due to the prolonged drought and the effect it is having on the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn (Narooma News, Australia)
L.A. names street after longtime AME pastor | Dr. Cecil L. "Chip" Murray has been head pastor at the First African Methodist Episcopal Church for 27 years, helping transform his Mid-City church into a center for social activism (Los Angeles Times)
Entertainment:
'Passion' will be rekindled on DVD | DVD sales are expected to boost Gibson's personal profits above $400 million (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Filmmakers hoping for boycotts may be disappointed | "Saved!" didn't even create a buzz at the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention (Terry Mattingly)
Faith in video games | Religious game makers seek success without violence (Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, Tex.)
Spirituality:
Cell phone users are finding God | Once merely a useful tool for keeping in touch on the go, the mobile phone is fast finding a new niche as an instrument of spiritual enlightenment (Wired News)
Trendy Bibles | Good as New is the wildest, wackiest and possibly worst of those trendy attempts to update Holy Writ (Associated Press)
Testing the spirits in prophecy | No prophet of God can become great until he learns to "test the spirits" because there is always another voice that mimics that of God (R. Francis Fawkes, Nassau Guardian, Bahamas)
History:
Scholars disagree on early inhabitants | Rival groups of scholars excavating this dusty plateau overlooking the Dead Sea are arguing over who lived here in biblical times — ordinary farmers or the Essenes, a monastic sect seen by some as a link between Judaism and early Christianity (Associated Press)
John the Baptist's cave: speculation & sensation | Shimon Gibson is offering an alternative view of John the Baptist as it is recorded in the New Testament writings (Steven M. Ortiz, Baptist Press)
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